Originally posted by louisw:
just like the compressor stall mentioned before. Going back to the F-14, I believe that's why it was so prone to spinning. At high angles of attack, one engine would stall which destabilized the aircraft. After better engines were installed, the problem wasn't as bad. Someone want to check my info?
Hmmmm, maybe in a fighter on burner, with a high torque moment vs. vehicle weight ratio, but in general, twin-engine aircraft (and I confess my knowledge is confined primarily to large civil aircraft) are designed to handle an engine-out situation without too much drama. So a 737/757/767/777 suffering an engine shutdown even during takeoff should be controllable. I think the issue is that the F-14 gets outside its flight envelope, enters a flat spin, and THEN the engines suffer compressor stalls because of the disrupted airflow entering the intakes; although at that point the engines are the least of the crew's worries; it's punching out and trying to come up with a reasonable excuse to the big boss for losing the aircraft.
