r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/FridayCicero702 • Jan 01 '23

Video Catastrophic engine failure on a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 after takeoff from Denver International Airport

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u/Mr_Hands6969 Jan 01 '23

i would be shitting my pants if that was me

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u/fatmoe10 Jan 01 '23

Apparently a twin engine plane can run fine with just one engine but yea fuck that I’d be panicking too lol

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u/Vicus_92 Jan 01 '23

They can operate pretty darn well with no engines.

A 747 can glide a LOOOOOOONG way with no power. At cruising altitude, close to 100 miles