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The engine placement in the image looks like if one engine has a catastrophic failure it might take out the other engine. Engines have taken out hydraulic cont
by a3n 7y ago
The engine placement in the image looks like if one engine has a catastrophic failure it might take out the other engine.
Engines have taken out hydraulic control lines in the past.
- phkahler 7y agoIIRC there are rules that any catastrophic engine failure must be contained. The Concord was granted an exception and that didnt go so well. Degree going out the back and hitting hydraulics was the cause of some other incident like Sioux City Iowa.
- nradov 7y agoThe engine placement is also problematic for maintenance. Airlines prefer to buy aircraft that their mechanics can service with just a short ladder. That's one of the main reasons why all recent designs have engines only under the wings.
- sokoloff 7y agoIf it gave them a 1% cost advantage, airlines would be happy to have mechanics on scissor lifts or in buckets.