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		cschmatzler 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Air India flight to London crashes in Ahmedabad wi... A 787 can still climb with flaps up and two healthy engines. In the video that was posted everywhere, you can CLEARLY hear the RAT spin, which gets deployed automatically when both engines go out.

CPLX 10 months ago | [–]

> A 787 can still climb with flaps up and two healthy engines

Not at takeoff weight with the gear down, this sentence is incorrect.

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