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Old 27th Dec 2013, 09:16
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Hand Solo
 
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If 5000 miles was too long then the aircraft certification would impose a restriction on the range after a single engine failure. Too long for your comfort perhaps, but objectively there's no statistical reason to restrict the range. We've gone from 60 minutes ETOPS right up to 240 and beyond and thats flying on a single engine. There's no case for restricting the range on a quad operating on three engines.
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