MD-11 Safely Lands Using Only the Aircraft’s Propulsion

MD-11 Safely Lands Using Only the Aircraft’s Propulsion https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/cb9e1387-6ff2-46cd-9fc4-e88d1e569c04 An MD-11 aircraft flew at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, using only the aircraft’s propulsion to control its safe landing. Called the Propulsion-Controlled Aircraft (PCA), a computer-assisted engine control system enables a pilot to land a plane safely when the usual control surfaces such as elevators, rudders, and ailerons are disabled. The PCA system uses standard autopilot controls already present in the cockpit, together with additional programming in the aircraft's flight control and engine-control computers. The PCA concept increases thrust to climb and reduces thrust to descend. For more information: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-041-DFRC.html Mirrored from YouTube: https://youtu.be/5Yq7_4E_Ilk Original channel: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:44:49 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us MD-11 Safely Lands Using Only the Aircraft’s Propulsion https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/ec5edb1e-3795-4978-be4f-c67e98fbc992.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/cb9e1387-6ff2-46cd-9fc4-e88d1e569c04 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.