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Yes, if an engine is shut down, the airplane will tend to yaw in the direction of the shut-down (or failed) engine.

The main "device" that the airplane has to counter this is the rudder, deployed by the foot of the pilot flying. In fact, this is why there is a certification difference between single-engine and multi-engine pilots. Multi-engine pilots must demonstrate that they are competent to handle the asymmetric thrust that results from an engine shutdown or failure. (Otherwise, single-engine and multi-engine airplanes fly pretty much the same.)

Of course, the most critical time for this is during takeoff, when airspeed is low and thrust is high, and the airplane is close to the ground, and immediate action is required. In other phases of flight, engine loss is still critical, but things don't happen quite as fast, and the airplane is generally much higher, with more room to recover from a critical situation.

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I have a small technical question: if one of the engines shuts down - will this cause the plane to move to one side (I'm thinking as a boat would if you use your oar only on one side). What device does the plane have to compensate for this? does the captain have to do something in the cocpit - grab the stick, or does it automatically compensate? This just came to my mind and I don't think I saw anything on that in the course, and I suddenly got worried that this in the end might cause the plane to spin... probably not, but nevertheless it came to my mind and I should get it out of there before it sticks...

Best wishes, and thank you so much for any reply!

Gina
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