This paper compares the controllability and performance of the conventional twin and centerline thrust (CLT) twin after an engine failure during take-off. The CLT concept offers, for the first time, controllability down to stall speed with one engine inoperative. In addition, it reduces by 50% the total engine out take-off distance over a 50 ft obstacle. These advantages are significant to all users of twin engine airplanes, and they are almost essential for the safety of pilots flying relatively low powered twins out of short fields.
Centerline Thrust for Twin Engine Aircraft
Sae Technical Papers
SAE World Congress & Exhibition ; 1964
1964-01-01
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch