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Just a question for all the Avro, 747, and A340 people (or anybody else who flies a 4 engine airplane).
When you're taxing around trying to save a little gas, and if you shut down an engine (or two), which ones do you shut off? 1 and 4? 2 and 3? Aside from any system specific requirements (say you need hydraulics from an engine pump on a given engine or whatever), is there any advantage to having the "inboards" or the "outboards" running? I imagine that the outboards might make it a little easier to manuever if you need it, but the inboards might be easier to actually manipulate the levers.
Just curious, thanks...
When you're taxing around trying to save a little gas, and if you shut down an engine (or two), which ones do you shut off? 1 and 4? 2 and 3? Aside from any system specific requirements (say you need hydraulics from an engine pump on a given engine or whatever), is there any advantage to having the "inboards" or the "outboards" running? I imagine that the outboards might make it a little easier to manuever if you need it, but the inboards might be easier to actually manipulate the levers.
Just curious, thanks...