421 Down

[Red Air Rambo]

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One of the reasons why I fly a skymaster....RIP

[sns3guppy]

You fly a skymaster because a 421 crashed?

[Red Air Rambo]

Originally Posted by sns3guppy

You fly a skymaster because a 421 crashed?

No, I probably should have elaborated more....I was refering to the controllability issues with an engine out immediatly after takeoff on twins and the safety aspects of having centerline thrust.

[Roger]

I guess to hope our web board would be free of trolling forever was unrealistic

[sns3guppy]

Trolling?

No airplane is immune to mishap in the event the pilot fails to fly the aircraft. Centerline thrust does not alleviate this requirement.

Millions of hours are flown on conventional multi-engine aircraft without incident, utiliing the higher performance and safety that multi-engine flying offers, without being centerline thrust.

Trolling is watching the deaths of others and suggesting, "that is why I do this." Let's not be arrogant enough to believe that centerline thrust makes you immune from the hazards of not complying with rule number one of aviation: always fly the airplane. Ample people have died in centerline thrust airplanes, including friends of mine, to strongly suggest otherwise.

[Roger]

Sorry. What I meant to say was that it probably wasn't powerful enough

[WebMaster]

Originally Posted by sns3guppy

Trolling?

Ample people have died in centerline thrust airplanes, including friends of mine, to strongly suggest otherwise.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011...ion_to_ba.html

No deaths, but significant injury.