"R.C. Payne" wrote in message
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In the days of piston engines, no serious fighter had more than one
engine. In more recent naval aviation, the Harrier seems to have been
reasonably successfully operated with a single engine. It is indeed
astounding how reliable modern jet engines are.

Robin

Dick Bong, Tommy McGuire and Rex Barber ring a bell? We bought 10,037 of
those 'non serious' fighters during WW-II. WW-II? It was in the papers.

Tex Houston