Modern airliners can glide safely for miles after dual engine failure, giving pilots time to manage the emergency.

This paper proposes a coordination control method of Engine in Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) system for Extended-range electric bus. Based on PID control theory and fuzzy control theory, the different ...

The work characterizes the changes in volatile and semivolatile PM emissions from a gas turbine engine resulting from burning alternative fuels, specifically gas-to-liquid (GTL), coal-to-liquid (CTL), ...

In those 10 seconds, they even made a MAYDAY call -- which is only issued in case of a serious, imminent emergency.' ...

Chaturvedi explained that commercial aircraft like the Boeing 787 have multiple power safeguards. Normally, power is generated through two Integrated Drive Generators (IDG) on the engines and a third ...

Records for Isabella’s FFA program were reviewed following the state competition, and it became clear this year’s small engines team is the first group to place in the top four for the Mustangs at the ...

Investigators probing the Air India 787-8 Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad are focusing on the aircraft's emergency power generator, which was activated before impact. The activation of the Ram Air ...

A RAM Air Turbine, known as RAT, is a small wind turbine fitted into planes which generates power in the case of emergency. It will deploy if the main engine stops generating power for any reason.

The National Transportation Safety Board issued an urgent safety recommendation Wednesday to address the possibility of smoke entering the cockpit or cabin of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes equipped ...

Collectively, these remaining turbines can generate around 407 megawatts—just shy of the facility’s previous maximum capacity. Under Tennessee state law, virtually all new installations of ...

Speculations surrounding the AI 171 crash intensify, with a focus on potential electrical system failure in the Boeing 787, ...