Disadvantages
- Podded engines can increase drag.
- A podded engine hanging low from a wing is more likely to suffer from foreign object damage.
- In a ditching or water landing, podded engines hanging from the wing increase the stress on the wing by increasing the amount of drag caused by the water. This can cause the wings to shear off or flip the aircraft and destroy the fuselage as happened to Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961.
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