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

"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.

"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.

Bushy wrote:

I have been passed by a hubcap, but passed it again pretty soon.
--


I have been passed by my right rear tyre in a kombi one night many moons
ago.

Friend of mine got passed by the nosewheel of his 206 while landing.
Never did catch up to it again.

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)

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
...
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...

Hmmm..

Had an acquaintance in the boat business years ago had the 30
ft. boat he was towing pass him down a hill..

Was NOT a good day...

Dave

I might as well give you the rest...

The combo did a headon with a 3/4 ton , trailer tongue went
under, boat up and over, rolled inverted and landed on the hwy at
highway speed..... smashed the cabin flat, remains skidded 200 ft.

The driver was unhurt, but needed a new truck...

Boat was totaled, but a guy bought the remains, built a new
cabin on it, sold it to a friend here who operated it for several yrs.
...

Dave



On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 10:37:42 -0600, Newps
wrote:



Bushy wrote:

I have been passed by a hubcap, but passed it again pretty soon.
--


I have been passed by my right rear tyre in a kombi one night many moons
ago.

Friend of mine got passed by the nosewheel of his 206 while landing.
Never did catch up to it again.

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: