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Old 9th Mar 2008, 18:12
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Simply adding a second engine DOES NOT assure redundancy!

Look at FAR 23.49 - if a multi-engine ship cannot meet a specified OEI climb profile, then it is constrained to a Vso no greater than 61 kt., same as a single, because is it assumed a forced landing is likely.

Wartime C-47s were often flown at TOGW 20% above the civil limit, and their OEI performance at that weight was nil - the plane was going DOWN. Thus the second engine doubled their risk; they would have been better served by a single R-2800!

Granted, no modern transport is so constrained, but this example serves as a reminder: multiple systems DO NOT automatically provide redundancy.
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