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		Simon_O_Rourke 39 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Air India flight to London crashes in Ahmedabad wi... I'm assuming the Ram Air Turbine gives extra evidence of a dual engine failure (or at least the engine that generated power). Engine spools down, power is lost, air turbine needs to be deployed.

ihuk 38 days ago [–]

Yeah, I believe the RAT is automatically deployed when both engines fail or when there's a critical loss of pressure in the hydraulic systems.

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