# The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 1)

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**Created:** [October 23, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499 "2011-10-23T02:17:01Z")\
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> [@usedtobe](#):
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> The problem with the Cessna was roll-over, not loss of altitude, IIRC. It simply didn’t have a big enough tail or the small tail was way too close to the wing, however you want to look at it.

There must have been more to it than that; any twin will roll on its back if you get too slow on one engine. That’s why there’s a Vmca, the minimum safe speed for flying with one engine failed.

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