PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - What Happened to the Aft Engine Mounted "T" Tail Design?
Old 23rd Jul 2012, 04:10
  #6 (permalink)  
AdamFrisch
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Los Angeles, USA
Age: 52
Posts: 1,631
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
The main reason back in the day was that ETOPS didn't exist, so anything more than 2 was allowed to fly trans-atlantic distances over water/without alternatives.
AdamFrisch is offline