As you know the T-45 eventually won in a fly-off against the Alphajet (a twin)
...nothing to do with the BAE partnering with McDonnell-Douglas then? Especially, when Dassault-Dornier had no US partnering agreement?
Come on John, there are many more reasons why the Hawk was chosen over the Alpha Jet than the "1 engine vs 2 engine" debate.
The fact that both donks failed on the aircraft that you mentioned does not negate the fact that many a twin-engine aircraft has returned on 1 donk safely - Hawk, Harrier and A4 drivers would have definately had to step over the side, if this had happened to them (excluding dead-stick)!
Nope, single engined jets have no "insurance" compared to multi-engined jets. What's even dumber about the JSF STOVL version is that it carries a perfectly serviceable 2nd engine pointing in the wrong direction (ie. the lift fan) - now that is dumb!
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PS I always thought that the first Tornado loss was P.08 in June 1979 and it was a CFIT oversea in the Irish Sea?