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Turbo prop question
I was channel surfing the other day and caught the tail end of some show
about rich people and their planes. Anyway the pilot of this one single engine turbo prop said there was no mechanical connection between the prop and engine. How can that be? I didn't catch the name of the plane. but as I remember, there were 4 seats in the passenger area, and it was pretty roomy. The only other distinctive thing I can remember is it had a fairly large cargo door with a power assist to close it because it was so far over head when it was open. -- Chris W KE5GIX "Protect your digital freedom and privacy, eliminate DRM, learn more at http://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm" Ham Radio Repeater Database. http://hrrdb.com |
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Chris W wrote in news:74gQj.67968$y05.19485
@newsfe22.lga: I was channel surfing the other day and caught the tail end of some show about rich people and their planes. Anyway the pilot of this one single engine turbo prop said there was no mechanical connection between the prop and engine. How can that be? I didn't catch the name of the plane. but as I remember, there were 4 seats in the passenger area, and it was pretty roomy. The only other distinctive thing I can remember is it had a fairly large cargo door with a power assist to close it because it was so far over head when it was open. It's a free turbine. Most modern turboprops use that system. There's a seperate turbine that runs the prop geabox. He's technically incorrect since that turbine is part of the engine... Bertie |
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Chris W wrote in news:74gQj.67968$y05.19485 @newsfe22.lga: I was channel surfing the other day and caught the tail end of some show about rich people and their planes. Anyway the pilot of this one single engine turbo prop said there was no mechanical connection between the prop and engine. How can that be? I didn't catch the name of the plane. but as I remember, there were 4 seats in the passenger area, and it was pretty roomy. The only other distinctive thing I can remember is it had a fairly large cargo door with a power assist to close it because it was so far over head when it was open. It's a free turbine. Most modern turboprops use that system. There's a seperate turbine that runs the prop geabox. He's technically incorrect since that turbine is part of the engine... Bertie Rich people. More money than brains. |
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On 25 Apr, 11:53, Frank Olson
wrote: Bertie the Bunyip wrote: Chris W wrote in news:74gQj.67968$y05.19485 @newsfe22.lga: I was channel surfing the other day and caught the tail end of some show about rich people and their planes. *Anyway the pilot of this one single engine turbo prop said there was no mechanical connection between the prop and engine. *How can that be? It's a free turbine. Most modern turboprops use that system. There's a seperate turbine that runs the prop geabox. He's technically incorrect since that turbine is part of the engine... Bertie Rich people. *More money than brains.- Hide quoted text - I'm not in disagreement with Bertie, wouldn't dare, but it "could be" electric drive, hydraulic drive. These are used in other vehicles. Most cars in the US use an automatic transmission that includes a torque convertor for example. I am sure that it is in this case a free turbine - gas drive - that connects to a propellor - gas-gas drive. http://www.gasgas.com/index.shtml http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-1...c-transmission http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel-electric http://www.fpweb.com/200/FPE/Hydraul...450/Hydraulics |
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Frank Olson wrote in
news:0ShQj.90501$rd2.26964@pd7urf3no: Bertie the Bunyip wrote: Chris W wrote in news:74gQj.67968$y05.19485 @newsfe22.lga: I was channel surfing the other day and caught the tail end of some show about rich people and their planes. Anyway the pilot of this one single engine turbo prop said there was no mechanical connection between the prop and engine. How can that be? I didn't catch the name of the plane. but as I remember, there were 4 seats in the passenger area, and it was pretty roomy. The only other distinctive thing I can remember is it had a fairly large cargo door with a power assist to close it because it was so far over head when it was open. It's a free turbine. Most modern turboprops use that system. There's a seperate turbine that runs the prop geabox. He's technically incorrect since that turbine is part of the engine... Bertie Rich people. More money than brains. Well, what he maenas is the prop isn;t connected to the main drive of the engine. You can actually stop the prop on a free turbine while the engine is running and it will run just fine. He's not wrong but he's not right if you know what I mean. Bertie |
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message .. . Frank Olson wrote in news:0ShQj.90501$rd2.26964@pd7urf3no: Bertie the Bunyip wrote: Chris W wrote in news:74gQj.67968$y05.19485 @newsfe22.lga: I was channel surfing the other day and caught the tail end of some show about rich people and their planes. Anyway the pilot of this one single engine turbo prop said there was no mechanical connection between the prop and engine. How can that be? I didn't catch the name of the plane. but as I remember, there were 4 seats in the passenger area, and it was pretty roomy. The only other distinctive thing I can remember is it had a fairly large cargo door with a power assist to close it because it was so far over head when it was open. It's a free turbine. Most modern turboprops use that system. There's a seperate turbine that runs the prop geabox. He's technically incorrect since that turbine is part of the engine... Bertie Rich people. More money than brains. Well, what he maenas is the prop isn;t connected to the main drive of the engine. You can actually stop the prop on a free turbine while the engine is running and it will run just fine. He's not wrong but he's not right if you know what I mean. Bertie Wannnboi, you don't know what you maena. |
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"Maxwell" luv2^fly99@cox.^net wrote in news:%5kQj.67977$y05.64004
@newsfe22.lga: "Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message .. . Frank Olson wrote in news:0ShQj.90501$rd2.26964@pd7urf3no: Bertie the Bunyip wrote: Chris W wrote in news:74gQj.67968$y05.19485 @newsfe22.lga: I was channel surfing the other day and caught the tail end of some show about rich people and their planes. Anyway the pilot of this one single engine turbo prop said there was no mechanical connection between the prop and engine. How can that be? I didn't catch the name of the plane. but as I remember, there were 4 seats in the passenger area, and it was pretty roomy. The only other distinctive thing I can remember is it had a fairly large cargo door with a power assist to close it because it was so far over head when it was open. It's a free turbine. Most modern turboprops use that system. There's a seperate turbine that runs the prop geabox. He's technically incorrect since that turbine is part of the engine... Bertie Rich people. More money than brains. Well, what he maenas is the prop isn;t connected to the main drive of the engine. You can actually stop the prop on a free turbine while the engine is running and it will run just fine. He's not wrong but he's not right if you know what I mean. Bertie Wannnboi, you don't know what you maena. snort! Bertie |
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On Apr 25, 3:26*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Frank Olson wrote innews:0ShQj.90501$rd2.26964@pd7urf3no: He's not wrong but he's not right if you know what I mean. Yes, we all lived through the Clinton years, we know that it depends on the definition of "it" and not wrong but not right, etc. -Robert |
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"Robert M. Gary" wrote in
: On Apr 25, 3:26*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote: Frank Olson wrote innews:0ShQ j.90501$rd2.26964@pd7urf3no: He's not wrong but he's not right if you know what I mean. Yes, we all lived through the Clinton years, we know that it depends on the definition of "it" and not wrong but not right, etc. Em, ok, not quite the same thing... You would think that if you could grasp that subtlety, though, you'd have sussed out the more recent string of lies... Bertie Bertie |
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