Originally Posted by
stilton
I was referring to the en-route phase, a long way from
land or over hostile terrain I’d be far happier in a B707
that has lost two than ANY twin that is down to one
operating engine
Can a 707 stay airborne on 1 engine? If not then in both cases - either with the 707 flying on 2 engines or the twin flying on 1 engine - you are still just 1 engine failure from getting wet.
And even putting aside differences in engine reliability between old turbojets and modern turbofans - you've got double the chance of having that further engine failure in the 707.