tcasblue: This discusion is about the rare occasions when the V1 is low enough to equal Vmcg. In most cases there will be a split between the Vmcg and the higher V1 so any engine failure requires the thrust be reduced to abort and therefore the handling issue goes away. I did once have an engine failure on take-off in an A340 well below Vmcg and the swing initially was very great and took us off the centreline before the thrust was reduced.