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by hmaxwell 964 days ago
the only problem is that if there is no running jet engine, there is no more oxygen (produced from bleed air) and the oxygen masks last for 10-20 minutes...
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The APU would still be able, to an extent, to provide pressurisation even if both engines are disabled.
I would guess that the cockpit has a longer supply and perhaps they could descend faster to a safely survivable altitude. You’ll be able to pick up speed doing so and so a lot of that energy for gliding is still available, though some extra would be wasted due to the higher speed and longer time spent in higher pressure atmosphere.