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To your second point, my assumption as a non-pilot is that a symmetrically balanced glide is more controllable than lopsided thrust that could put you into a sp
by ebg13 8y ago
To your second point, my assumption as a non-pilot is that a symmetrically balanced glide is more controllable than lopsided thrust that could put you into a spin?
- mcguire 8y agoLoss of one engine at low speed will leave a twin uncontrollable. See Vmc (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_speeds?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_speeds?wprov=sfla1).
- cheerlessbog 8y agoIf you promptly shut off the other engine, does it become equivalent to single engine failure?
- VBprogrammer 8y agoNot really. Twin engine aircraft don't have to meet the same crash worthiness standards and usually have higher stall speeds (in this case minimum crash speeds). To be fair the statistics are swayed slightly by a number of factors, training accidents and different risk profiles of the flights.
- mcguire 8y agoIn general, a twin will weigh considerably more than a single as well as having greater drag, making for shorter glides.