twin engined warbird landing approach

On twin engined warbirds (bombers) is the conventional landing approach usually "power on" or "power off"?


Al

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On twin engined warbirds (bombers) is the conventional landing approach
usually "power on" or "power off"?


Al

Power on, until you have it made!

"old hoodoo" wrote:

On twin engined warbirds (bombers) is the conventional landing approach usually "power on" or "power off"?


Al



In any 'heavies' that I'm familiar with (a mixture of twins and 4
engined) power is ususlly gradually reduced along the final
approach till just before touchdown when it is removed to idle,

Some a/c require more power, some require less power on final
(and different configuration and weight matters) so power
requirements vary quite a lot.
--

-Gord.

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"old hoodoo" wrote:

On twin engined warbirds (bombers) is the conventional landing approach
usually "power on" or "power off"?


I flew a B-17 and B-24 for a couple of years. We always used power on
the approach....you never want the prop driving the engine. RPM is kept
low (1800-2000) and the MP is kept "oversquare" until in the flare.

--
Dale L. Falk

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing around with airplanes.

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