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Originally Posted by ossiblue
They did not say a 777 has trouble maintaining altitude with no fuel. What was actually stated in the crawl under the video is, the 777 will struggle to maintain altitude once fuel tanks are empty, which was in the context of the discussion between the simulator pilot and the reporter, and related to the flight controls and aerial stability of the aircraft, once fuel had been expended. IIRC, the statement came in response to a question by the reporter as to how the plane will behave once the fuel runs out.
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Are you saying the reporter asked how well a 777 glides?
Because "tanks are empty" , "out of fuel" & "fuel expended" all mean the same thing: that the engines stop turning and the 777 is a glider that will not maintain altitude no matter how much it or its pilots struggle.