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Old 16th Jan 2021, 12:29
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Originally Posted by Goldenrivett
V1 min is different due to different acceleration on 1 or 3 engines to VR. V1 min will be lower for 3 remaining engine aircraft acceleration.
Attaching some flash to the bone: V1(min) can be lower for the 4 minus 1 case thanks to the acceleration capacity of the remaining thrust. A twin past V(eng.fail) has 50% thurst remaining but quad retains 50% more than that.

@J.T. Escalated quickly, thanks!
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