Eli5: how do passenger plane engines work redundantly?

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It is expected to have redundancy in most parts of design of a plane. I wonder about the engine. Is it about balancing the load by controlling roll angle in case of a failure in one of the engines?

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Well there are 2 engines which are separate. When one of them fails, the other one continues to work, which is how redundancy is achieved. Of course, a 2-engine aircraft with just 1 engine working, usually does not just continue to the destination (unless it was already very close), it diverts to the nearest suitable airport.

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