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Old 12th Nov 2017, 17:25
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golfyankeesierra
 
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Folks,
Believe me ( I have quite a few thousand hours on them) a -744 engine failure with thrust set, and around 80/90 knots (way below Vmcg) is the hardest to keep off the grass
Absolutely, and that is at normal (high) gross weights already the case.

Then at low weights, full thrust and wet runway it is almost impossible to keep it on the runway even when thrustlevers are closed right away. Only heavy asymmetric braking might prevent an offroad excursion...
In this aspect 4 engined plane is more critical then 2 engined.
(of course this applies to outboard engine only)

So don't blame the Turkish this time..

Last edited by golfyankeesierra; 15th Nov 2017 at 12:51. Reason: changed B747 in 4-engined ;)
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