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On 15/03/2015 18:07, Byker wrote:
> I remember this one from the "Flying Doctor" TV show way back when. Why
> three engines? I guess because the Aussie outback is the last place
> you'd want to set down in the event of engine failure.
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CG Gray, founder of "The Aeroplane", used to say the optimum number of
engines (for a passenger aircraft) was, "More than two, but less than four".
Syke
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