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CAPFlyer & Airknocker....
Two engines on the P-3 airframe was pretty easy. We just had a hard deck in case we lost power on one of the other engines so we could restart the outboards before we hit the water. We were also limited to, I think, 15 degree angle of bank turns when we had the outboard engines shut down. No big deal. I was usually on a mission where we were tracking a High Value Target and were instructed to conserve fuel to the Prudent Limit of Endurance...which we always called "Ludicrous Loiter"...about 10 knots above stall speed. It was just to save fuel until our relief could get on station.
I would complain about the 15 hour missions, but then undoubtedly some BUFF guy from the SAC days will come on with the "Well, back in MY day...."
As for the VMC and rolling into the dead engine, we had the same thing if we lost two on one side...you had to put in full rudder and a big chunk of aileron into the dead engines BEFORE you cobbed on the power. The T-56's had a lot of power to spare, and because it was a constant-speed turbine it was IMMEDIATE power, but I've been humbled at altitude during practice by not putting in enough correction beforehand.
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