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ATC Watcher
Maintain altitude on 2 engines i.e. 25% of its max power ? that's impressive .
Question for those in the know here :Could you maintain altitude on one engine on a A340 or a 747 ?
The 747-400 with RR engines could take off on one engine!
I did it once in the sim.
Empty aircraft, 8T of fuel (fuel freeze on).
DOH old airport, RW34, ISA and 10kt headwind.
Flaps 10 and only engine number 2 running.
Used about 1/2 of the runway to get to 80kts, against full rudder, whereupon I could gradually open up to full power.
Staggered into the air at the end of the 15,000ft runway and flew to BAH.
Not very realistic but an interesting exercise.