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"Peter Duniho" wrote: Do you leave the prop feathered while doing a runup on a Corsair (or any other airplane with a feathering prop)? I wouldn't have thought so. I think the "fully feathered" remark was in reference to the Bougainvillea. -- Dale L. Falk There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing around with airplanes. http://home.gci.net/~sncdfalk/flying.html |
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"Dale" wrote in message
... I think the "fully feathered" remark was in reference to the Bougainvillea. Ahh. Okay. I guess it's now no secret that I don't know much about botany. ![]() Now I wonder how many other funny gardening jokes have gone over my head... |
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Prop thought fully feathered meant something else.
Do you leave the prop feathered while doing a runup on a Corsair (or any other airplane with a feathering prop)? I wouldn't have thought so. I'm sure he meant the prop thought it has wings and could fly... BT |
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![]() "H.P." wrote: Griswold Airport (MPE) is in the same town where he went down (Madison).Wonder how (specifically) the dislodged prop affected the aerodynamics of the Warrior and his chances for a controllable glide. The prop and spinner weighs about 40 pounds. Removing it would have about the same effect on the center of gravity as adding 40 pounds in the back seat would. With two people on board and little luggage, the W&B would still be ok. The glide ratio would improve, since a windmilling prop produces drag. George Patterson If a man gets into a fight 3,000 miles away from home, he *had* to have been looking for it. |
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"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ...
"H.P." wrote: Griswold Airport (MPE) is in the same town where he went down (Madison).Wonder how (specifically) the dislodged prop affected the aerodynamics of the Warrior and his chances for a controllable glide. The prop and spinner weighs about 40 pounds. Removing it would have about the same effect on the center of gravity as adding 40 pounds in the back seat would. With two people on board and little luggage, the W&B would still be ok. The glide ratio would improve, since a windmilling prop produces drag. George Patterson If a man gets into a fight 3,000 miles away from home, he *had* to have been looking for it. Have I missed something here, or is there a possibility the prop departed and fell promptly to the ground while the aircraft glided several miles in whatever direction before crashing? What's so unusual about a missing prop being miles from the airplane? Dan |
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