[ARC5] B-17 Crash Near Hartford CT

[Peter Gottlieb]

Even from that wreckage the investigators can figure out a lot. Patience is hard but we won’t know much until they finish their work. 


Peter

> On Oct 3, 2019, at 4:18 PM, Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
>    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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> Richard Knoppow
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