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What a nightmare. I wonder if they're looking at getting it somewhere more hospitable on a single engine.

• dmitrygr 3y ago
  777 is not designed to take off on one engine. Not even while empty.
  • cameldrv 3y ago
    Of course it's not designed to. It certainly has enough thrust to be able to do it. The empty weight is 145 metric tons, MTOW is 347. With no cargo and a light fuel load, the T/W ratio would be the same as a normal takeoff. The asymmetric thrust complicates things, but I'd be surprised if it couldn't get off the ground with a decently long runway. The only real question is whether they'd be willing to take the risk and the appropriate people are willing to sign off on it.
    • phire 3y ago
      It's designed to handle a one engine takeoff even when fully loaded, just in case an engine fails above V1. Sure, it's not actually designed to go from standstill to V1 on a single engine, but it shouldn't have any problems. It's just going to increase the takeoff roll slightly (or decrease the maximum takeoff weight)