Timeline for Do the four engines of a BAe-146 make it efficient?
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| Sep 14, 2017 at 10:53 | vote | accept | SharkyPanda | ||
| Sep 14, 2017 at 10:42 | history | edited | Koyovis | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 14, 2017 at 3:32 | comment | added | Koyovis | @TomMcW Have rewritten the answer and deleted the comment to Penguin. | |
| Sep 14, 2017 at 3:31 | history | edited | Koyovis | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Much more information and a bit more balanced.
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| Sep 14, 2017 at 0:56 | comment | added | Koyovis | @TomMcW The size of the engines is used as a justification for the number of engines, for propulsion in flight and also for powering systems etc. There is another engine on board that can power the systems: the APU. | |
| Sep 13, 2017 at 11:50 | comment | added | Koyovis | @DanieleProcida You have to dimension the tail on losing the outboard engine. | |
| Sep 13, 2017 at 11:32 | comment | added | Daniele Procida | Surely with more engines, you can have a smaller vertical tail, because losing an engine will have less overall effect on yaw. | |
| Sep 13, 2017 at 6:02 | history | edited | Koyovis | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 13, 2017 at 5:44 | history | edited | Koyovis | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Maintenance
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| Sep 13, 2017 at 5:41 | comment | added | Koyovis | Good point, have added. | |
| Sep 13, 2017 at 5:34 | comment | added | Peter Kämpf | Not to forget the maintenance cost - an engine inspection costs almost the same, regardless of size. Having four to inspect takes more time and costs more than inspecting only two. | |
| Sep 13, 2017 at 2:40 | history | edited | Koyovis | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 13, 2017 at 1:37 | history | answered | Koyovis | CC BY-SA 3.0 |