05.31.08
Will An Airplane Crash if its engines fail ??
Recently after a very unpleasant aeroplane flight, i was wondering, would a jet plane crash if its engines fail ? Or rather would an aeroplane blow up in mid air ??
No doubt travelling by air is the safest means to fly. Actually my little bit of research found out that airplane engines are really really very safe, and having multiple engine failure at the same time is extremely air (note that most commercial planes fly with atleast 2 engines) In any case, if a multiple engine failure does occur, its mostly because of human error !
And when an engine failure does occur, a plane will not just drop out of the sky. That happens only in cartoons i guess ! Instead the laws of aerodynamics should apply and then the plane should glide down safely. If a plane does lose engine power, while cruising at normal speed and altitude, you’re probably going to land safely. So no fears about that
Actually the chance of multiple failures is so rare that they will most probably happen once every 10 years !
The most dangerous time to lose engine power is during take off and during landing. During take off, in most cases there is nowhere to land except in the adjoining city. And during landing, in most cases if engine power is lost the plane will land short of the runway
But again no fears, the chances of that happening are even more remote !
jeremyfultz said,
4 June, 2008 at 4:08 am
I don’t know who you are, but that blog totally change my perspective on flying. I have been so scared to fly, even though I do it. Thanks for writing that.