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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera View Post
That is true of almost all aircraft. Well maybe not a B-52 with 8 engines.
A B52 has barely enough rudder authority to take off under full power on 7 engines. This is part of the issue with re-engining the aircraft, especially if they wanted to go 4 high bypass engines.

I have seen a 747-400 do a single engine TOGO at Airventure years ago.
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