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turtlegrids
7y ago
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willyt
7y ago
The RAT is not an engine and doesn’t deploy unless all other engines have shutdown in flight, and it induces drag because it’s a kind of ‘wind turbine’ that drops into the airstream and generates electrical power (and maybe hydraulic pressure)
spdustin
7y ago
You got that backwards; it “powers” hydraulics, and in some (uncommon) cases, supplies electrical power to other systems.
Yetanfou
7y ago
The RAT is an expensive windmill, not an engine.
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