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say_speed · November 24th, 2003, 22:51

you braught a good point there, but I don't think that the falcon is approved for t/o with the center engine shut down...
Now I have heard that on the dc10, under certain wind conditions, crews used to shut the center one down in cruise and saved some fuel... Anybody knows if this is correct? I believe the air force did that a lot...
Maybe the falcons 3 engines have the same capability as well.
But I am glad to hear that not even a dc9 could do that (t/o on 1 engine), and I guess the crj could, at least in the sim...

November 24th, 2003, 22:51	#6
say_speed Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 194	Re: multi-engine control you braught a good point there, but I don't think that the falcon is approved for t/o with the center engine shut down... Now I have heard that on the dc10, under certain wind conditions, crews used to shut the center one down in cruise and saved some fuel... Anybody knows if this is correct? I believe the air force did that a lot... Maybe the falcons 3 engines have the same capability as well. But I am glad to hear that not even a dc9 could do that (t/o on 1 engine), and I guess the crj could, at least in the sim...