Originally Posted by
snippercr
I thought I read somewhere that there are a few multi-engine military jets (fighters) that even though they do not have inline engines, they are still listed as "center line thrust" because of the placement. I could be smoking something, but I seem to remember someone saying that.
Yeah, several buddies of mine who flew fighters in the military told me that. F-4s, A-10s, T-38s, and F-15s were considered "centerline thrust," even though the engines are obviously offset from the centerline.
One even told me that if Vmc < Vs, it's "centerline thrust."
That amused me, because a few light twins (Seminole and Duchess come to mind) were specifically designed to have Vmc < Vs to make them safer...but they're not considered centerline thrust.
But it didn't amuse us when after >1,000 hrs of A-10 time, he had to take a checkride in a DA42 to get that limitation removed from his certificate.