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Bookmark or Share- ETOPS - WikipediaThe Extended-range Twin-engine Operations Performance Standards (ETOPS) (/ iːˈtɒps /) are safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for twin-engine commercial passenger aircraft operations.
- What Are ETOPS Rules And Why Do They Matter? - Simple FlyingETOPS is an acronym that stands for “Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards.” The standards determine how long an aircraft can fly from a diversionary airport with only one operable engine in the event of an emergency.
- Extended Range Operations - SKYbrary Aviation SafetyEASA currently continues to use ETOPS as originally defined and the abbreviation 'LROPS' (Long Range OPerationS) for extended range operation by three and four-engined aircraft.
- What Is ETOPS? What Every Aviator Needs to KnowAsk a pilot, and they might answer differently: ETOPS means “Engines Turn or Passengers Swim.” And that sums it up because the ETOPS rules are all about being close enough to land in case of an engine failure. To understand the importance of ETOPS, you must first be familiar with FAR Part 121.161.
- What Is ETOPS & How Has It Evolved? - Simple FlyingThe acronym ETOPS was developed by ICAO and refers to an aircraft flying over oceans or remote patches of land whilst being “a point further than one hour's flying time from an adequate airport at the approved one-engine inoperative cruise speed.”
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