To: Red Badger
FOUR engines. Was that economical even back then?
51 posted on
12/02/2022 1:02:55 PM PST by
TalBlack
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To: TalBlack
It was the state of the art. Now it could use two and fly on one, if necessary....... But the airframe is outdated................
54 posted on
12/02/2022 1:06:59 PM PST by
Red Badger
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To: TalBlack
Twin mounted on each side of the rear of the fuselage. A rather unusual configuration. A high performance jet. They use one in the movie Cliffhanger.
60 posted on
12/02/2022 1:29:27 PM PST by
CodeJockey
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To: TalBlack
The Jetstar was fairly large and heavy for a corporate jet. It needed four jet engines of the era to get the performance Lockheed wanted.
Also, this was before ETOPS. Having four engines would have given it more flexibility in over-water travel.
63 posted on
12/02/2022 1:40:55 PM PST by
Rinnwald
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