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Old 01-19-2008, 12:24 PM   #55
Diecaster
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Default Re: Breaking News - Heathrow Shutdown, BA772 landed short of the runway.

As for back-ups...there are two engines. If you lose them both then needless to say you must glide. As for electrical power, there is an APU which provides electrical power and air to the aircraft, and a RAT (Ram Air Turbine) which automatically drops out to power the radios and instruments, interestingly, someone had also found a photo of this RAT.





You can see the RAT here:

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