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Old 15th Sep 2011, 13:48
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rudderrudderrat
 
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Hi ross_M,
What's the analog for a quad? Say a 747. Get's interesting ; would the adverse trim drag on a single engine failure be compensated by an additional symmetric engine shutdown. Only an academic question; doubt anyone's doing that.
747-400 has flown LAX-LHR on 3 engines.
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/factor200623.pdf
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