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Old 21st Jan 2023, 10:39
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henra
 
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Originally Posted by Zionstrat2
You run into Vmc far more often in the GA world. It's crucial in a light twin because the donks are little and a small engine doesn't produce enough power for level flight at low speeds...so you need to be really alert on takeoffs and landings.
It's not so much the limited power of the donks. It is more the short lever of the tail compared to the lateral offset of the engines in the small GA twin aircraft which limits the power of rudder and vertical tail against asymmetry.
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