Engine No.

[veloo maniam]

Hi all...would like to know which engine is No.2 engine in a 3 engine aircraft. eg. DC10/MD11/B727 etc. thanks 4 the replies.

[mary_hinge]

The one in the middle

[whiskeyflyer]

In aviation all is counted and positioned by looking from the rear of the aircraft forward. For numbers, just imagine you are writing a sequence of numbers in the air while looking from the rear of the aircraft forward (so as already mentioned 2 is in the middle for three engines, No.1 on the LH side and No.3 on the RH side)

[SeldomFixit]

Alas whiskey, not all. Different engine manufactureres use the conventions forward, looking aft ( FLA ) or Aft, looking forward ( ALF ) to number components etc. So whilst it's generally true that left to right is a broadly airframe convention, it's not always the case. Pedantic and proud.

[whiskeyflyer]

Point taken but works most of the time (as in all things in aviation, check the manual first and smile if english was not the first langauge of the originator)

[veloo maniam]

Engine number

Hi all..many thanks for the quick reply. Appreciate much