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		jsjohnst on Jan 31, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Boeing 787 Suffers Rare Dual Engine Failure on Lan... > but it isn't an instant catastrophic failure either. Read the accident report and follow up on Lauda Air Flight 004. Boeing specifically was forced to issue a statement that it was virtually impossible to overcome a catastrophic failure outcome from a thrust reverser deploying at cruising speed.

salawat on Feb 10, 2019 [–]

I stand corrected. Way to go Boeing. Seems like that should have come up in a design meeting at some point.

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