GM
yes , and that means you don't have to carry such a big unused power overhead during normal operation as with the daft modern generation regulation-led twin designs. this is a point that NL makes often, although I can't see him supporting the Wasteland triple.
the maths still doesn't really work untill you get to 4 and 5 engines , but by the time you get there you realise that SIMPLEX is the way to go, as most real pilots already know.
the downside with triples is that the aircraft is
so complex that it almost never works, so that is a
safety feature, because it is hard to crash when on the ground. (same as the regulator strategy for flight safety
)