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Originally Posted by tycho102
Remember that DC-10 that lost all hydraulic power, and had to use differential thrust to do turns? That was a hardcore emergency.
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yeah that was united 232 in the late 80's (89 iirc). after the crash (more than a hundred people died  but also nearly 200 survived) there were some simulator tests where other pilots had to try landing a dc-10 under the same circumstances. not a single attempt was nearly as successful as the real landing was.
some time after the crash the reason for the (rear-)engine loss, which destroyed all the hydraulics was found. there was a small hole in the engine's rotor blade (not bigger than a grain of sand).
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