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Old 10th July 2009 | 22:26
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All light pistons twins have very poor performance on one engine. This is why engine failures right after takeoff when the aircraft has little or no excess airspeed or altitude, are so dangerous. If the prop were to overspeed on takeoff on an aircraft I am flying I know it will still produce quite a bit of usable thrust and the magnitude of the overspeed will by definition be limited by the relatively low airspeed (compared to cruise flight). Therefore I will climb to a safe altitude before securing the engine. If this results in ruining the engine than that is just too bad.
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