Yes. Some planes ? gliders ? don't have engines in the first place. When all engines fail in a powered plane fail, the pilots are often able to glide the plane to a safe landing, preferably at an airport, or if not that, a safe landing place, such as the Hudson River.

Yes, a plane can land with its engines completely off; this is a maneuver known as a dead-stick landing or a "glide." While engines provide the thrust to keep a plane moving forward and maintain altitude, the wings provide the lift as long as the plane maintains a specific airspeed. In the event of a total dual-engine failure (an extremely rare statistical impossibility), a commercial jet becomes a very large, heavy glider. Most modern airliners have a glide ratio of roughly 17:1, meaning for every 1 foot of altitude lost, they can glide forward 17 feet. If a plane is at a standard cruising altitude of 36,000 feet, it can glide for approximately 60 to 100 miles before reaching the ground, giving pilots enough time to locate a suitable runway or flat surface. To maintain electrical and hydraulic power during a total engine failure, planes are equipped with a Ram Air Turbine (RAT)—a small wind turbine that drops out of the fuselage and spins in the oncoming air to power the flight controls. The most famous example of this is the "Miracle on the Hudson," where a bird strike disabled both engines and the pilots successfully glided the plane to a safe water landing.