"Peter Duniho" writes:

"Kyler Laird" wrote in message
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Correct, genius. Similarly, there are engine problems that are quite
independent of the number of engines on a plane.

Such as? Other than fuel exhaustion, I'm at a loss to think of any.

Fuel exhaustion certainly accounts for a lot, but there's also
misfueling, fuel contamination, and intake clogging by widespread
particulates. All are as about likely to take out one as they are
several.

BTW, one of the things I like about a twin is the slight
difference in when such a loss is likely to happen. If one
engine runs out of fuel, runs into bad fuel, or gets socked with
ice/ash/..., at least I usually have a few seconds/minutes of power
on the other one before it experiences the same thing. It might
not seem like much, but it can be quite an advantage in sticky
situations. (Yes, yes...and if I decide to be stupid, it also
makes flipping the airplane over even easier - just like stalling a
single upon loss of power.)

--kyler