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12th October 2016 | 12:22

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Ian W

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Originally Posted by tdracer

There was a post earlier postulating that 4 engines would have resulted in happy outcome (apparently now deleted).
However, having four engines is no guarantee of a happy ending if you take out two with birds while taking off:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_A...entry_accident

Off the top of my head, these are the only major jetliners I know of to go down due to a bird strike in the last 25 years...

Loss of both engines on one side has been known to be an issue for some time ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-123 N7514A Calverton-Peconic River Airport, NY (CTO)

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