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To: The_Media_never_lie

Can’t be certified to carry passengers if it can’t takeoff with an engine failure.

So yes, it can takeoff with the loss of one engine.


11 posted on 02/07/2015 8:42:40 PM PST by ltc8k6
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To: ltc8k6
No plane takes off with one engine. As a matter of fact, some twin engine planes have a best rate of climb with critical engine out in the negative numbers, meaning the best you can do is maintain a controllable airspeed and slow descent with one engine.

What becomes the issue is the airflow over the rudder and stabilizer. If you lose enough airflow, there is no ability in the rudder to counteract the high torque from the operating engine, and thus you roll over and pancake.

15 posted on 02/07/2015 8:47:27 PM PST by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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To: ltc8k6

Thank you. Sounds like a mistake, so sad.


18 posted on 02/07/2015 8:59:13 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie (The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
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To: ltc8k6
So yes, it can takeoff with the loss of one engine.

That depends on the weight load, the air temperature, and when the failure occurs.

If you take off (climb) and you turn (bank) and one engine fails, you can be in a non-recoverable position. It depends a lot on which engine. The laws of physics and aerodynamics rule over certifications.

51 posted on 02/07/2015 10:05:27 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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