[ARC5] B-17 Crash Near Hartford CT

[Richard Knoppow]

    Yes, this makes sense. I meant only that a single engine 
going out does not sound like running out of fuel although it 
could still be a fuel problem such as a leak or something else 
that would prevent fuel from getting to the engine. Might also 
account for the fire.

On 10/3/2019 12:59 PM, gordon white wrote:
> 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
> 
> 

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