Originally Posted by
chopjock
So had it been a single, which one of those two engines would it have had? The one that blew up or the one that didn't...
well, doesn’t really matter, cause he returned safely.
I recal al sputtering turbine on a Bell206, everytime I increased power.
Nursed it home and they found, that parts from the compressorhousing, the area where the blades spin, went through the engine....
What a tense feeling looking for spots to autorotate to in case of....
What a different, nice feeling in a modern twin, knowing that an engine failure wouldn’t impair take off or landing path.
Or hovering over a build up area, possible to relax cause the remaining engine would keep me there for 30 sec or with a little fuel burned, 2 ½ minutes, without any need of immediate action (sure I would react - but I wouldn’t be cought out looking outside i.e.)