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To: Jewbacca
You’re going to have to eject if the computer dies anyway.

Fly by wire computers are usually triple redundant, so it is unlikely for all three to die at the same time.

However, it is much more common to lose both engines. Ask Chesley "Sulley" Sullenberger

13 posted on 10/16/2013 3:05:29 PM PDT by Yo-Yo
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To: Yo-Yo

My jet had one and it never died (F16)!


15 posted on 10/16/2013 4:10:22 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: Yo-Yo

“However, it is much more common to lose both engines. Ask Chesley “Sulley” Sullenberger”

It’s a long way from the Negev to the Hudson.


17 posted on 10/16/2013 4:48:40 PM PDT by PLMerite (Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
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