3 Engine ferry flights with piston/ turboprop aircraft ?
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Apologies for the thread drift, but what about single engine ferries on twins. Many years ago I popped into the tower at a French airfield to sort my paperwork and found all three occupants with their noses to the window. Invited myself behind the desk and saw a British registered twin turboprop lined up with only one turning (HS748 if I remember correctly). Duly departed successfully. Diversion recovery I suspect as unlikely to have been there otherwise.
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"It might be more difficult to find 44 pilot who hasn’t logged a 3-engined ferry!"
We shut a lot of them down in flight as well. The airplane performs astonishingly well on three engines.
We shut a lot of them down in flight as well. The airplane performs astonishingly well on three engines.
Also slight thread drift
We were on a Beverley and flying from Lagos to Lubumbashi via a fuel stop in Douala. Unfortunately in Douala the number three wouldn't start as the starter motor was unserviceable. We'd been in Lagos for about eight days with an engine out about 100 nm N of Lagos, and the boss, the Wg Cdr, was determined to press on. The French speaking Air Trafficker wasn't good on English and my French wasn't too good either. I explained that we'd windmill the engine and try and start it ( wasn't it 'moulins à vent' ?)on the roll and if it wouldn't start we'd taxy back and shut down.
Fortunately the number 3 started and we set off for the Congo ! - we were stuck for a few days in the Congo waiting for a new starter motor.
We were on a Beverley and flying from Lagos to Lubumbashi via a fuel stop in Douala. Unfortunately in Douala the number three wouldn't start as the starter motor was unserviceable. We'd been in Lagos for about eight days with an engine out about 100 nm N of Lagos, and the boss, the Wg Cdr, was determined to press on. The French speaking Air Trafficker wasn't good on English and my French wasn't too good either. I explained that we'd windmill the engine and try and start it ( wasn't it 'moulins à vent' ?)on the roll and if it wouldn't start we'd taxy back and shut down.
Fortunately the number 3 started and we set off for the Congo ! - we were stuck for a few days in the Congo waiting for a new starter motor.
Did an accelerate-stop to windmill start one engine on an Electra at EDI due to US starter. IIRC start to unfeather at 40 kts and stabilised idle by 80 kts. then stop and taxi back to the begining of the runway.
Also did a Buddy Start at CGN with us as the lead aircraft and the one with the US starter close behind. I think it took a while to explain to the tower what was wanted. Both aircraft stationary on the taxiway and we ran one engine up to high power to windmill start the one behind.
Also did a Buddy Start at CGN with us as the lead aircraft and the one with the US starter close behind. I think it took a while to explain to the tower what was wanted. Both aircraft stationary on the taxiway and we ran one engine up to high power to windmill start the one behind.
