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BAe 146 deserves an honorable mention - 4 engines mounted under wing, but the wing is on top of the fuselage (“high wing”) so benefits from lower FOD risk and a
by scrumper 5y ago
BAe 146 deserves an honorable mention - 4 engines mounted under wing, but the wing is on top of the fuselage (“high wing”) so benefits from lower FOD risk and avoids many of the issues the article calls out with tail-mounted engines. Commonly used (still?) for short haul flights out to the Scottish islands and as transport for the royal family.
- smartbit 5y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Aerospace_146#Engines https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Aerospace_146#Engine...
- pedrocr 5y agoThere's also the HondaJet with the engines mounted on pylons above the wings: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_HA-420_HondaJet https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_HA-420_HondaJet
- lstodd 5y agoEh. An-72/74 is the definitive example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-72 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-72 But maintenance is a bitch on them, so they redesigned it to underwing pods - An-148/178.
- Robotbeat 5y agoNot uncommon for military utility jets. The issue is the engines are higher, making them a bit more expensive to service.
- virtue3 5y agoYes but makes them more reliable for less maintained runways etc. AKA ground debris/dust is less likely to enter the intakes