"Peter Dohm" wrote in
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I was told that if the engine came out that you would probably be so
far out of CG you would crash tail first. So that surprises me that
the Navajo made it down under control.



Well, only one of them came off. the other just quit.
You're right, though .On a single you would have little chance. There
was a Stearman that the engine came off of and they did make it, or
so the story went.
The Navajo wasn't all that long ago. there must be some pics
somewhere.


Bertie


I heard of a similar and long ago case in which the engine came off of
a "bathtub" Aeronca and the pilot managed to land it safely.

I suppose that the Aeronca would have been the easiest of them, but
it's still high up on the list of places and times that I am glad to
have been absent. I don't even want to think about the other two!


Well, the Aeronca probably floated down like a sycamore leaf!
It's gross was well under 1,000lb IIRC and the wing loading was very
low. They probably weren't under any kind of control to speak of..

Bertie