Originally Posted by
FightingFalconI
What determines if an airplane has the centerline thrust restriction is if it has a published Vmc (per the FAA definition of Vmc).a The F-117 guys found this out and went to Lockheed and asked them to put a Vmc in the -1. Lockheed did and voila, no CL thrust restriction. The source of this is the Private and Commercial Multi-engine land Practical Test Standards.
Yes - I know.
That is what has been done with the NATOPS for the F-18s since the introduction of the EPE engines many years ago. Some have even printed out the applicable pages and taken them to the FSDO to show them. Unfortunately, the FSDOs just turn to the outdated page in their manual that only lists the F-18A.
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