PCA (Propulsion Controled Flight)

A lot of skill is needed for PCA. It does rarely happen that aircraft stays without the hydrolics but when it does... 😉

Interesting, I'd never heard of PCA. This is what I found.

PCA uses special programing so that the autopilot can control the thrust of the engines to control the aircraft in event of controls failure. 🙂

Here's more information.
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/NewsReleases/1995/95-19.html

erm I just noticed I put PCF in the subject heading instead of PCA (flight)

Its the weekend and I'm allowed a beer at weekends. 🍻 🍻 🍻

Wow good for you a beer for the weekend 🙄 🙄 what are you like 10 "I get a beer" Good for you

I think i remember another flight that "landed" and then broke up on the runway, using engine power only.
I think it was in Soux City(forgive the spelling). It might have been an L1011,or a MD-11,but in any case one of the fan blades in the centre engine sheared off, desroying the whole engine along with all the hydraulics for the tail.The pilot and co-pilot were tyring to steer it in the right direction while a
passenger, who through some twist of fate,was also a pilot worked the remaining two engines.They managed to land it, but as i said before it crashed on the ground, and went up in flames.Remarkablly i think over 100 people survived, including the flight crew.

Violentviolet, yes the program showed some footage of that. It was very sad. The aircraft was in an emergency after a hydrolic failure but broke up on landing. About 50% of the passengers died. Sorry I don't know know the exact figures. 😞

Spitfiresrule, I get the impression you're a T***. Would I be correct?[/quote]

Jamie you are not correct because I am not the one who likes to brag about having a beer on the weekends...........

spitfiresrule wrote:

Jamie you are not correct because I am not the one who likes to brag about having a beer on the weekends...........

Lighten up....

Sorry to drag this on but what was the big deal with what I said about having a beer Spitfire (which wasn't even aimed at you).

Perhaps your jealous as your only allowed the occasional shandy or maybe you're a reformed alcoholic??

I wouldn't have reacted the way you did so maybe its the latter.

i saw a program on the md-11 crash, but also on heavy metal i believe (oh yes!) it showed an airbus simulator with failure and how the engines could automatically do everything for the pilot while he just flew 'normally'.

hinch wrote:

i saw a program on the md-11 crash, but also on heavy metal i believe (oh yes!) it showed an airbus simulator with failure and how the engines could automatically do everything for the pilot while he just flew 'normally'.

All airbuses are eqipped with that system. Baically when you exceed certain limits you just let go and the aircrafts recovers fron the "mess" that the pilot made. Smart aircraft 😉