..., triple or 4 engined aircraft can continue on its way. It took AGES for even twin engined aircraft to be certified for journeys that took them over the sea for any significant distance for exactly this reaon. See ETOPS. Previously, the minimum number of engines required was 3 hence the 3 engines of the B727, L1011 Tristar and DC10/11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETOPS Graham

... IAI Westwind: Lead Sled, Jew Canoe, Heebjet, Bagel Bomber, Yom Kippur Clipper Katana DA20: Flying sperm Lake Amphibian: Doctor Killer LearJet: FearJet, Noisemaker L Jetstar: Lawn Dart L1011 TriStar: Bistar (Had so many RB211-22B failures), El-10-Elemon, FrightStar, Tritanic, Swamp Eater, Swamp Buggy C130 Hercules: Fat Albert, Trash hauler, Herkybird MD 11: Mad Dog ...

... IAI Westwind: Lead Sled, Jew Canoe, Heebjet, Bagel Bomber, Yom Kippur Clipper Katana DA20: Flying sperm Lake Amphibian: Doctor Killer LearJet: FearJet, Noisemaker L Jetstar: Lawn Dart L1011 TriStar: Bistar (Had so many RB211-22B failures), El-10-Elemon, FrightStar, Tritanic, Swamp Eater, Swamp Buggy C130 Hercules: Fat Albert, Trash hauler, Herkybird MD 11: Mad Dog ...

... IAI Westwind: Lead Sled, Jew Canoe, Heebjet, Bagel Bomber, Yom Kippur Clipper Katana DA20: Flying sperm Lake Amphibian: Doctor Killer LearJet: FearJet, Noisemaker L Jetstar: Lawn Dart L1011 TriStar: Bistar (Had so many RB211-22B failures), El-10-Elemon, FrightStar, Tritanic, Swamp Eater, Swamp Buggy C130 Hercules: Fat Albert, Trash hauler, Herkybird MD 11: Mad Dog ...

... IV: Fourskin IAI Westwind: Lead Sled, Jew Canoe, Heebjet, Bagel Bomber, Yom Kippur Clipper Katana DA20: Flying sperm Lake Amphibian: Doctor Killer LearJet: FearJet, Noisemaker L Jetstar: Lawn Dart L1011 TriStar: Bistar (Had so many RB211-22B failures), El-10-Elemon, FrightStar, Tritanic, Swamp Eater, Swamp Buggy C130 Hercules: Fat Albert, Trash hauler, Herkybird MD 11: Mad Dog MD 80: ...

...argued with the guy flying the airplane. You argue, it disengages and the klaxon goes off to warn you that the autopilot has disengaged (that klaxon going off was a featured added after the Eastern Airline L1011 accident in the Everglades in the 1970's)... There is nothing wrong with it, as long as you make sure operators know and train for the fact that you do it differently. On most ...

...the insistence of Lord Stansgate (aka Tony Benn) the then Minister of Technology, or some such grand title, that these engines were offered to the Americans to power the Lockheed L1011 Tristar on a fixed price contract. Unfortunately soaring development costs led to the company's downfall. The fixed price thing is confirmed in: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/...

..., and at 10:00AM, the heat in the area was extremely uncomfortable. For a country that regularly has 35 C days, it will not be an enjoyable experience to get to the departure gate early. I did go past the old airport during the week that I was in BKK, and only saw some Lockheed L1011's sitting there. Local THAI airline uses these ( forget the name) Regards from China...........Peter