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hmaxwell | 2 years ago

the only problem is that if there is no running jet engine, there is no more oxygen (produced from bleed air) and the oxygen masks last for 10-20 minutes...

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mmart|2 years ago

The APU would still be able, to an extent, to provide pressurisation even if both engines are disabled.

bandyaboot|2 years ago

I would guess that the cockpit has a longer supply and perhaps they could descend faster to a safely survivable altitude. You’ll be able to pick up speed doing so and so a lot of that energy for gliding is still available, though some extra would be wasted due to the higher speed and longer time spent in higher pressure atmosphere.