How long to get down question

I did the scenario in a Falcon 50EX simulator at Flight Safety. From on fire
at FL410 to a emergency evacuation on the ground in 4 minutes 23 seconds.
Lots of fun in the sim!

Karl
"Curator N185KG"


"David Lesher" wrote in message
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An OT query for folks here. While discussing things that can happen
between the jetways, I posited that it's a really bad to be aloft
in Big Iron in a medical emergency, etc. -- based on how long it
takes to get on the ground.



That brings up the question of how long that time really is....

So:
If you are at cruise in Boeing's finest at FL430 & declare an
emergency; how fast CAN you be down and stopped? (Or Airbus, for
that matter....)

Assuming ATC can clear a lane, I assume it's a function of how
steep a decent you can use without exceeding the max IAS. What are
the limits on speed brakes, dropping gear, etc. to dirty things ups?

Do you slow to gear-down speed, drop them, then nose over? Or is
the higher speed possible w/ gearup better?

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kgruber wrote:
I did the scenario in a Falcon 50EX simulator at Flight Safety. From on fire
at FL410 to a emergency evacuation on the ground in 4 minutes 23 seconds.
Lots of fun in the sim!

So you were probably dead for only 1 minute 15 seconds when you landed.
;-)

A friend left me a message while in 777 school with a major that he
had an interesting day, "We had a fire in the luggage hold, one engine
dead, IMC for a CAT I approach on a very short runway." Sounds like
an average day in school. I think he also said something about the
food being lousy.


gerald