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To: dagunk

Also only lost one engine ... most modern twin airliners can take off on one engine. Then immediately return to base ... you can take off and fly that way, but you’ll NOT make your destination.


25 posted on 08/12/2026 8:47:59 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: NorthMountain

That’s also incorrect. Can you cite your source please? AI doesn’t count.


27 posted on 08/12/2026 9:08:52 AM PDT by airplaneguy
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To: NorthMountain
...most modern twin airliners can take off on one engine...

Correct. Here's a link to a 3 minute video from "3 Minutes of Aviation" where the first 52 seconds are of an Airbus A350 pilot taking off with one engine to simulate an engine failure on takeoff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QMJ3_NiWbs

38 posted on 08/12/2026 6:40:01 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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