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Old 26th January 2005 | 21:32
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john_tullamarine
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Several points, some of which have been made above -

(a) this discussion is not related to certification, rather to a practical operational consideration

(b) same thing happens 2-, 3-, and 4-engine aircraft. Keep in mind that this crosswind effect on Vmcg can be significant. DC9 comes to mind at an increase of around 0.5*crosswind value and, I think, someone referred to a 4-engined aircraft having an effect in excess of the crosswind value - sobering thought, is it not ?

(c) no necessary relationship between Vmcg and Vmca (or Vmc, depending on your preferences). Mad (Flt) Scientist wrote up a good brief on the subject in a similar thread which is worth a read.
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