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Old 02-06-2009, 11:34 AM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by noeryan View Post
Could you send me a link to the aircraft 'drop down turbine'? I've never heard of an aircraft dropping a turbine to gain power for control incase of an engine failure. I know the larger aircraft have an aux. turbine but it is run off of fuel, not air.
Here you go:

Electric Systems

Note the Emergency Ram Air Turbine to the right of the pic.
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