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The only instance of one wing having more engines than the other that I'e seen is when an extra (non-operating) engine is hung on a wing in order to transport it to another facility where maintenance is being performed. An aircraft as you described would be asymmetrical. Very few asymmetrical aircraft have been designed. During WW2, the Germans built a Blohm und VossBV-141 that had an engine on one side and the pilot in a fuselage on the other. The link below shows how the aerodynamic forces were balanced. Link: http://www.nurflugel.com/Nurflugel/n_o_d/weird_01.htm

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