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by sunstone 2125 days ago
This airplane has a "2 in 1" engine. Two separate engines running on one physical engine block. So there is some engine redundancy.
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yes but that really only matters if the second "engine" produces enough power for maneuvering if the first one fails. Plus, there is still mechanical interconnectedness so it isn't truly redundant. That said it is likely far safer than a traditional twin, the axiom with those is if you lose one engine the second will fly you all the way to the scene of the crash.
There's a link to the motor manufacturer in the article (but it's down right now). As I recall the two motors are identical with no common parts other than the engine block.