Timeline for Are there any characteristics of a hypoxic flight? [closed]
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| Dec 15, 2020 at 8:01 | vote | accept | George Clooney In a Mooney | ||
| Oct 16, 2020 at 0:04 | comment | added | George Clooney In a Mooney | @StephenS I’m asking because the engines will flame out eventually with everyone dead. Is there something investigators can clue together by the way hypoxic flights end? The ATSB listed MH370 in 2015 under hypoxic characteristics and listed many reasons but one being a high speed dive | |
| Oct 15, 2020 at 15:44 | history | closed |
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| Oct 15, 2020 at 9:46 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Oct 15, 2020 at 3:08 | answer | added | John K | timeline score: 3 | |
| Oct 15, 2020 at 1:55 | comment | added | Dean F. | If you are referring to an unconscious pilot slumping over the controls of an otherwise functional aircraft, I guess it would depend on how loose his/her seatbelt is. If they are not applying pressure to the controls, the aircraft may remain stable for a considerably long time. If the autopilot were on, the aircraft could remain airborne until it ran out of fuel. Even after it runs out of fuel, it may still remain in a flying attitude (stable glide) all the way to the ground. | |
| Oct 15, 2020 at 1:48 | comment | added | Dean F. | Although, I have not heard the terms hypoxia and hypoxic applied to aircraft engines, I assume you are asking about engine failure due to a lack of oxygen. How would this be any different than any other engine out scenario? Except for situations where the airspeed is below Vmc, or if the effects from asymmetric thrust go uncorrected, there is no reason to cause the aircraft to go into an uncontrolled descent. The glide ratio may be affected by the thinner air. But, the glide down to a lower altitude would still be possible. | |
| Oct 15, 2020 at 1:42 | comment | added | StephenS | By “hypoxic”, are you referring to the pilots? Why the mention of engines flaming out and high-speed dives? | |
| Oct 15, 2020 at 1:16 | history | asked | George Clooney In a Mooney | CC BY-SA 4.0 |