The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other)

[Richard_Pearse]

@usedtobe

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.