Boeing actually did have a desgin for a 747 with a permanent engine out situation. The original 747-300 was to have been a 3 engined 747. David R > In a message dated 3/28/2003 10:49:34 AM US Mountain Standard Time, > dplaflamme@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > > > Was there a second? (Anyone answering "DC-10" or "MD-11" will be banished > > to the gulag for excessive historical revisionism!) (And I'm not allowing > > the first proposal of a 777, a tri-jet version of the 767 that never got > > off the drawing board -- and wasn't needed as ETOPS came into play.) > > > > > > You're right! It was so damned good, Boeing didn't need to build a second > tri-jet ....unless you're referring to a B747 with one engine out! :<)) > > RT Simpson > Phoenix