"RR Urban" wrote in message
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On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 15:13:03 GMT, Peter Dohm
wrote:


However, there were at least two variants of Rolls Royce Griffon engines:
1 On the Spitfire, it had a single five bladed propeller which
rotated in the reverse direction from the propeller on the
Merlin engined aircraft.



All Griffon engines rotated in the opposite direction of the Merlin.


I have been told that it killed a few
unwary pilots who forgot and pressed the wrong rudder pedal on
take-off. :-(

Regards,

Peter
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I don't believe this for a minute. Pilots put in rudder inputs based on
what the airplane is DOING, not what it is expected to do. I fly an
airplane (from time to time) that requires full left rudder at the start of
the takeoff roll (Nanchang CJ-6, left turning engine, non steerable nose
wheel). When I get out of it and get back in my Waco (right turning engine,
tailwheel) I don't start steering it to the left automatically, I do
whatever I have to do with the rudders to keep it straight.

There have been many times that I needed full left rudder at the start of my
takeoff with the Waco (hard crosswind from the right).

Rick Pellicciotti