The Mosquito is a very good aeroplane on one engine.
However, it is not so good if an engine is lost on take off. Much like most other twins I guess.
There exists a fine piece of footage of Geoffrey de Havilland junior giving a full aerobatic display in W4052, the fighter prototype, on one engine, with the other feathered.
The Neil Williams incident is told from a different perspective (the other guy in the aeroplane) in a recent Flypast.
Bruce
What Bruce is alluding to, is VMCA – minimum control speed in the air, below VMCA, life can become incredibly exciting before disappointing, above it, you are better off.
All aircraft (single or twin) have a degree of risk in their operation; everything is about risk mitigation. No-one should (or does IMHO) go into such a venture without risk assessment (budget, safety and technical) and appropriate mitigation. A suitable training scheme would result in suitable pilots being trained. You always have to make your first flight on a new aircraft type….be it in 1941 or now. Kermit had to make his. Sure, it is hard to find ‘current’ Mossie pilots, but there are other big engined twins out there that have similar characteristics…all multi engine aircraft have VMCG and VMCA issues.
Flying in a single engined aircraft (especially a jet) will always have a interesting speed range where all you can do is land ahead or bang out….
So the upshot is if you can afford to rebuild it, you can ensure you have a suitable pilot!
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