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Lightnings At War, pt 2 - p38 13.jpg (1/1)
"Art Woodbury" wrote in message .. . In article , says... begin 644 p38 13.jpg Unless my eyes are playing tricks, this ship has contra- rotating props installed on the wrong sides: #1 turns left and #2 turns right, making BOTH engines critical in an engine-out situation. Art No tricks, the P-38 had props the turned away from the fuselage. The left engine turns clockwise (facing the aircraft), the right engine tunrs counterclockwise (facing the aricraft). |
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Lightnings At War, pt 2 - p38 13.jpg (1/1)
"Art Woodbury" wrote in message .. . In article , says... begin 644 p38 13.jpg Unless my eyes are playing tricks, this ship has contra- rotating props installed on the wrong sides: #1 turns left and #2 turns right, making BOTH engines critical in an engine-out situation. Art No tricks, the P-38 had props the turned away from the fuselage. The left engine turns clockwise (facing the aircraft), the right engine tunrs counterclockwise (facing the aricraft). |
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Lightnings At War, pt 2 - p38 13.jpg (1/1)
In article ,
Art Woodbury wrote: In article , says... begin 644 p38 13.jpg Unless my eyes are playing tricks, this ship has contra- rotating props installed on the wrong sides: #1 turns left and #2 turns right, making BOTH engines critical in an engine-out situation. Art That is correct -- the P-38 had contra-rotating props, with the downward-facing blades on the outside. I do not know the reason for this convention, as it flies in the face of critical engine design practice. |
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Lightnings At War, pt 2 - p38 13.jpg (1/1)
In article ,
Art Woodbury wrote: In article , says... begin 644 p38 13.jpg Unless my eyes are playing tricks, this ship has contra- rotating props installed on the wrong sides: #1 turns left and #2 turns right, making BOTH engines critical in an engine-out situation. Art That is correct -- the P-38 had contra-rotating props, with the downward-facing blades on the outside. I do not know the reason for this convention, as it flies in the face of critical engine design practice. |
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Lightnings At War, pt 2 - p38 13.jpg (1/1)
"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message news In article , Art Woodbury wrote: In article , says... begin 644 p38 13.jpg Unless my eyes are playing tricks, this ship has contra- rotating props installed on the wrong sides: #1 turns left and #2 turns right, making BOTH engines critical in an engine-out situation. Art That is correct -- the P-38 had contra-rotating props, with the downward-facing blades on the outside. I do not know the reason for this convention, as it flies in the face of critical engine design practice. The early British versions did not have counter rotating props. The idea was to balance out the torque effect of the engines. |
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Lightnings At War, pt 2 - p38 13.jpg (1/1)
"Orval Fairbairn" wrote in message news In article , Art Woodbury wrote: In article , says... begin 644 p38 13.jpg Unless my eyes are playing tricks, this ship has contra- rotating props installed on the wrong sides: #1 turns left and #2 turns right, making BOTH engines critical in an engine-out situation. Art That is correct -- the P-38 had contra-rotating props, with the downward-facing blades on the outside. I do not know the reason for this convention, as it flies in the face of critical engine design practice. The early British versions did not have counter rotating props. The idea was to balance out the torque effect of the engines. |
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