Thread: Interesting, Odd or Funny Pics.

Originally Posted by Mr Whippy

My Son who recently got his endorsement to fly twin engine planes was telling me when landing with only one engine how, if you make the wrong manoeuvre, you are screwed. The plane will go into an uncontrollable spin

Ouch.
There's a single engine safety speed, lower than this and the asymetrical thrust overcomes the ability of the rudder to hold the aircraft straight when rolling out of a turn. When one engine is off all turns are usually made towards the live engine so that the asymmetrical thrust helps to straighten the aircraft coming out of a turn. Turning towards the dead engine means the rudder has to overcome the asymmetrical thrust and straighten the aircraft as well, making recovery from a turn a lengthy business even if above the single engine safety speed.
Flying light twin-engined aircraft on one engine is a tricky business...

unless it's something like this...

Or you are flying Burt Rutan's Boomerang....

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutan_Boomerang"]Rutan Boomerang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]
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http://www.oshkosh365.org/saarchive/...1996_10_01.pdf

... that's cheating ...

Drunk Helicopter Pilot - YouTube

While I was away on holidays I decided to take a nap after lunch. I went into the van and as I approached the bed I noticed a beautiful hot chick asleep there. I gently lay down beside her and gave her a gentle pat on the bottom in case I had disturbed her. Having drifted off to sleep, I was awakened about 30 minutes later by soft noises. Opening my eyes I saw a beautiful pair of eyes looking intently at me. BIG GOO GOO EYES!!! Four month old grand daughters certainly know how to win hearts!!! Signed...Poppy