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decisionisgoaround t1_jabt9yk wrote

Reply to comment by Spank86 in Eli5: why are some airplane jet engines under the wings and some on the vertical stabilizer? by Sad-Carrot-4397

What?

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Spank86 t1_jabtd84 wrote

Which bit?

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decisionisgoaround t1_jabtv50 wrote

All of it. If you lost one engine, you would never unnecessarily shut down another. And if you lose one engine on a twin, it absolutely will continue on the remaining engine.

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