11. What If The Engine Fails in Flight?
For many passengers, the thought of an engine failing during a flight is naturally terrifying. However, it’s reassuring to know that in the rare event of an engine failure, you likely wouldn’t even notice it immediately. While engine failures in flight are extremely rare, they have occurred on occasion. Fortunately, modern passenger aircraft are designed and equipped to continue flying safely even if one engine fails.
Commercial airplanes are built with multiple engines for redundancy as much as for propulsion. In the case of twin-engine aircraft, which are the most common type in commercial aviation today, the plane can continue to fly safely on a single engine. The aircraft’s systems are designed to automatically adjust to an engine failure
