Supersonic aircraft: Automatic fail of working engine on engine failure
Hello,
On perusing the USNTPS Flight Test Manual No. 103 (Fixed Wing Stability and Control), I stumbled on the following tidbit in section 6.3 (Asymmetric Power Problems at High Airspeeds) from chapter 6 (Asymmetric Power Flying Qualities):
"Asymmetric power problems at high airspeeds in high performance multiengined airplanes may be compounded by reduced directional stability at high supersonic Mach numbers and high altitude. (...) Another possible solution is to fail the corresponding engine on the opposite wing automatically in the event of engine failure in a flight condition where asymmetric thrust is catastrophic."
Does anyone know of an example where this was implemented on a flying aircraft?
Thanks,
Thomas