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Old October 11th 06, 02:42 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
karl gruber[_1_]
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Default Why are multiple engines different?

All I can say is ...........I've seen it. Name some light twins. If you can
come up with the right one, you win the big prize.

Karl
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"Emily" wrote in message
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karl gruber wrote:
Some can, easily.


Name one light twin that can take off on one engine.

Note: a 737 is not considered a light twin.



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Old October 11th 06, 02:43 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Emily
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karl gruber wrote:
All I can say is ...........I've seen it. Name some light twins. If you can
come up with the right one, you win the big prize.


I'm not into guessing games. FWIW, I don't consider anything powered by
a jet engine as "light".
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Old October 11th 06, 02:46 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Sylvain
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karl gruber wrote:

All I can say is ...........I've seen it. Name some light twins. If you
can come up with the right one, you win the big prize.


ok, I'll take a guess, but it is cheating: Cessna 337 skymaster,
it's a light twin but inline thrust. I remember a NTSB report where
a guy managed to get airborne on one engine (not long, hence the
NTSB report, but airborne nonetheless -- alcohol was involved
if I recall correctly)

but I was thinking in terms of conventional -- i.e., one engine
on each side -- light twin. I don't think you can eeven taxi these
things on one engine...

--Sylvain
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Old October 11th 06, 05:50 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
karl gruber[_1_]
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Slyvain,

No, not the skymaster.................although it probably could under the
right conditions.

And Emily...........no..........it is not a jet or even a turbo-prop. It is
a light twin with piston engines. There IS kind of a catch, but it does have
a conventional layout with an engine on each wing.


Karl



"Sylvain" wrote in message
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karl gruber wrote:

All I can say is ...........I've seen it. Name some light twins. If you
can come up with the right one, you win the big prize.


ok, I'll take a guess, but it is cheating: Cessna 337 skymaster,



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Old October 11th 06, 05:53 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Emily
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karl gruber wrote:
Slyvain,

No, not the skymaster.................although it probably could under the
right conditions.

And Emily...........no..........it is not a jet or even a turbo-prop. It is
a light twin with piston engines. There IS kind of a catch, but it does have
a conventional layout with an engine on each wing.


At what point can this plane continue the takeoff on one engine?
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Old October 11th 06, 05:59 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Sylvain
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karl gruber wrote:
is a light twin with piston engines. There IS kind of a catch, but it does
have a conventional layout with an engine on each wing.


I was going to say the cri-cri http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cricri/ but
then the engines are no mounted on the wings...

--Sylvain
 




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