Originally Posted by
Ziggy
The only time I would really wish I had 3 engines would be on long flights over harsh territory, and enabling me to flight more direct routes.
Just curious.... you get more direct routes with 3 engines?
Never heard that before...
2 engines is *always* better than 3 when talking performance. Any falcon salesman that tells you differently is just trying to sell a plane! People that say "yeah, but you lose only 1/3 of your thrust-- yeah, but 2 engines have to still carry the plane... and with a 2 engine, one engine still has to carry the plane! You cant have a 2 engine plane that wont climb on one engine!
Falcon makes a great plane! But they have talked so much about 3 engines being "safer" than 2, etc... it is time to give it up!
I remember when the 777-200LR was unveiled, and an Airbus rep saying to me that overnight their A340-600 was rendered obsolete.... A 2 engine airplane doing more than what a 4 engine airplane is capable of... lower cost, similar payload, and just as safe.