"Jack" wrote in message
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in article ,
at wrote on 2003/08/14 23:41:

...I'd imagine that PK on a liner taking off, is near 1. Most of them
have
two engines now. Good luck gaining altitude with one out.

PK might be near one, but not because of limited single engine capability
with modern airliners.


Modern airliners are required to have very good single engine
capability to operate on oceanic routes. Do a google search
for ETOPS

Keith