THREE ENGINE AIRCRAFT
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Two too many, if you ask me. Well, really, three too many, but that's just my own preference. 
Getting all the props synced up for that picture, luck or skill?
Unnecessary. Shut 'em all down and have some fun! :gig:
Aerowerx
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Actually, there is an engine missing.
That's a great photo.
NASA is now proposing n engine airplanes, for large values of n. I suppose it makes sense for little brushless motors. Seems like extra IC engines on a regular airplane would lead to more cooling and intersection drag. I wonder how many Cox .049's would take to make an RV-4 go? Of course you'd have to wash it down after every flight. ;-)
Speaking of multi engine aquatic aircraft, how about this one?:
It looks frivolous, but Seversky actually took out a design patent on this thing.
It's actually a floatplane. The bottoms of the fuselages separate and extend as floats.
Of course it's hard to beat the Dornier X:
I'd say the Caproni Ca.60 is getting there:
NASA is now proposing n engine airplanes, for large values of n. I suppose it makes sense for little brushless motors. Seems like extra IC engines on a regular airplane would lead to more cooling and intersection drag. I wonder how many Cox .049's would take to make an RV-4 go? Of course you'd have to wash it down after every flight. ;-)
Speaking of multi engine aquatic aircraft, how about this one?:
It looks frivolous, but Seversky actually took out a design patent on this thing.
It's actually a floatplane. The bottoms of the fuselages separate and extend as floats.
Of course it's hard to beat the Dornier X:
I'd say the Caproni Ca.60 is getting there:
MadRocketScientist
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That looks like the RedBull one that hit a log in a water landing a few years back!
.. and another with three engines (look closely):gig:
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Tiger Tim
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Three engines? Okay, let's get weird!
they are synchronised because its a Turboprop and the engines are PT-6s, which, as every skule buy noze, has a prop synchroniser for multi engine set ups...
TarDevil
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I have a dream....
Aerowerx
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Is that an engine? Doesn't look like one. I don't see the prop, and it is too close to the bottom of the fuselage for a prop anyway.
The Caproni obviously did not have enough engines, plenty of wings though.
Is it a jet?
Well it's a Dornier arent there 3 engines missing from the first picture???
I don't know just a cool pic, but Dornier it is likely more engines are there.
Tiger Tim
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Does it count if it took off with more than three?
Number one doesn't look healthy either.Does it count if it took off with more than three?
Tiger Tim
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Another few minutes and I'll have to put it in the twin engine thread.
