[ARC5] B-17 Crash Near Hartford CT

[gordon white]

Engine failure on takeoff is not usually from running out of oil, but 
maximum power used  briefly on takeoff (METO) is more than allowed for  
cruise, and takeoff power does stress an engine. A cylinder on a radial 
can come loose from the crankcase, or a piston break. I was on a DC-7 
that lost an engine and it was pretty scary. The unbalanced forces from 
losing an engine are difficult to control. The pilot has to feather the 
dead engine, deploy the fire extinguishers (and not feather the wrong 
engine) in a very brief period of time. Some light twins, if you lose 
one engine on takeoff you can be flipped upside down if you don't cut 
the other one.

  - Gordon White