Story: Propeller found miles from crash scene

("Bob Chilcoat" wrote)
My dad used to tell the story of a Corsair prop that departed the a/c
during
a runup somewhere in the Pacific. It flew all the way across the airfield
at low level and was found several hundred feet into the jungle at the end
of an impressive swath cut through the bougainvillea. Depending on the
altitude and RPM at the time of loss, I can easily imagine a lost prop
traveling a mile or two before it hit the ground.


Prop thought fully feathered meant something else.


Montblack

"Montblack" wrote in message
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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.

On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 09:37:17 -0700, "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 don't think the Corsair had a full feathering prop. Wouldn't be any
point and would just add more complexity to an already complex
airplane. Never heard any mention of any WWII pilot feathering the
prop on a Corsair, but I don't know everything.

Corky Scott

On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:23:11 -0400, Corky Scott
wrote:

On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 09:37:17 -0700, "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 don't think the Corsair had a full feathering prop. Wouldn't be any
point and would just add more complexity to an already complex
airplane. Never heard any mention of any WWII pilot feathering the
prop on a Corsair, but I don't know everything.

Corky Scott

I don't know everything either (shhh....!!!) but you can't feather the
prop on a Corsair.

Bela P. Havasreti)

Bella

Or any other single engien WWII Fighter.

The P-38 had Curtis Electric Propellers that could be feathered.

Big John
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On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 19:10:13 GMT, Bela P. Havasreti
wrote:

Big John wrote:

Bella

Or any other single engien WWII Fighter.

The P-38 had Curtis Electric Propellers that could be feathered.

Yep, two of 'em.

In article ,
"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

"Dale" wrote in message
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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...

("Peter Duniho" wrote)
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...


Fear not Peter. Post was ornithological, not botanical in nature - and yes,
it was painfully lame.

See, the prop overhears *fully feathered props* and thinks to itself,
"Feathers, cool! Fly prop, be free..." That the prop flew off into the bush
at the end of the runway to roost, well, that was just an added bonus g.

OK, now it's beyond lame...

As penance, I will unplug my computer and ship it to Alabama on Monday,
where it will be disassembled, piece by piece, by a manly low wing type.


Montblack

"Montblack" wrote in message
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OK, now it's beyond lame...

Heh...yes, I think the explanation only made things worse. Had you kept
quiet, I would have simply assumed you had made a brilliant joke that I
failed to understand. It sure didn't appear anyone else was going to call
you on it, either.

As penance, I will unplug my computer and ship it to Alabama on Monday,
where it will be disassembled, piece by piece, by a manly low wing type.

That smells suspiciously like an event that had already been arranged prior
to your offense. Methinks you'll need a more suitable penance than that.

Pete