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To: Seizethecarp

Not sure about that

757 can fly on one engine

Less stuff to be debris, its not like one engine hit hits the second engine on the same wing on a 747


6 posted on 08/19/2020 7:05:06 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

“757 can fly on one engine”

As discussed in the other thread, if one engine gets knocked off the wing, the airframe becomes unstable. This has been the experience in bird strike and other situations where the turbofan explodes and goes off the pylon. Several 747 and 2-engine wide-bodies have been lost due the bird strikes when thrust on one side of the airframe is lost on a plane that is supposed to fly with loss of one turbofan.

Drone strikes, intentional or accidental, could be expected to be similar or worse due to very hard parts in some drones compared to birds.


16 posted on 08/19/2020 9:37:47 PM PDT by Seizethecarp
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