Mentour Pilot: Aviation Accidents explained
S1 E82020
Flying WITHOUT Controls! United Airlines flight 232
Episode Synopsis
When an engine disintegration severs every hydraulic system on United Airlines Flight 232, the crew of the DC-10 is left with almost no conventional flight controls. Petter Hörnfeldt explains how they learned to steer the crippled jet using engine thrust alone on the desperate approach to Sioux City.
