To: doorgunner69
I believe the DC -10 is capable of crossing the atlantic with two engines. The third engine is just to satisfy aviation rules.
85 posted on
05/25/2007 11:32:09 AM PDT by
Churchillspirit
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To: Churchillspirit
I believe the DC -10 is capable of crossing the Atlantic with two engines. The third engine is just to satisfy aviation rules. I think that an aircraft that crosses an ocean has to able to fly "X" number of miles with one engine out.I think transoceanic routes are calculated to ensure that an aircraft is never more that "Y" number of miles from an airfield at which it could land in an emergency.
98 posted on
05/25/2007 11:47:38 AM PDT by
Gay State Conservative
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