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Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 24-08-2018, 08:10
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Posted By Adelie
Re: Running out of diesel, no wind.

Gimli Glider.
Combination of incorrectly converting Imperial measurements to metric and and electronics fault that misreported fuel status.
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 19-08-2018, 18:01
Replies: 45
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Posted By Adelie
Re: Running out of diesel, no wind.

Boeing 737 glided onto a dike due to engines flaming out during passage thru a thunderstorm.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TACA_Flight_110
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 18-08-2018, 10:28
Replies: 45
Views: 11,999
Posted By Adelie
Re: Running out of diesel, no wind.

No surprise here. The outboard pushing at a speed well below hull speed would be really efficient if comparatively slow..
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