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Yes, many cases of airplanes flying not with one, but with none of the engines working, and landing safely.

Airbus A330 (twin engine)
"On August 24, 2001, Air Transat Flight 236, en route from Toronto to Lisbon with 306 crew and passengers, had to make an emergency landing in the Azores without engine power after running out of fuel over the Atlantic Ocean.The aircraft safely landed at Lajes Air Base, on the island of Terceira. The aircraft was evacuated in 90 seconds. None of the 306 passengers and crew were seriously injured in the incident. "

Boeing 747 (four engines):
"On 24 June 1982, Flight 9, a Boeing 747-200, G-BDXH, City of Edinburgh flew through a cloud of volcanic ash and dust from the eruption of Mount Galunggung, causing extensive damage to the aircraft, including the failure of all four engines. The aircraft managed to glide out of the dust cloud and restart all of its engines (only to have one fail again as it climbed over the mountain), allowing it to make an emergency landing at Jakarta. No-one was injured. "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETOPS#Early_ETOPS_experience

2007-03-17 07:47:43 · answer #1 · answered by northmiamibeach1975 5 · 0 0

Yes, all certified airworthy aircraft have the capability to fly with just one engine. However, it reduces the performance of the aircraft. Also, all aircraft are manufactured to have what is called "gliding" capability which means that should the aircraft engines totally fail the aircraft can glide to a safe landing zone. As a matter of fact, pilots must display to the licensing officials the ability to fly the aircraft in this "gliding" capability to be certified to fly the aircraft. When certifying the pilot, the agent typically reaches over and shuts down all power the entire aircraft at some point without warning. The pilot then must assume emergency procedures until the aircraft is brought back on line which requires the aircraft to glide for a matter of minutes.

2007-03-16 22:33:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

In flight, no problem. The airplane will be extrememly clumsy. On takeoff, right engine fails and you've got more than you can control. The plane wants to barrel roll.

2007-03-16 22:34:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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