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Offline agent 009

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« on: May 08, 2005, 03:15:43 AM »
My P-38 neighbor told me that these were not a success as they could not be adjusted, feathered what ever the correct word is. any thoughts here? Brits had one that went 460 mph, but never went into production.

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« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2005, 03:20:30 AM »
Dunno....Republic's XP-47J Superbolt went 504mph at alt and it used contrarotating props.

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« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2005, 03:27:14 AM »
A number of British production aircraft used contra-rotating props and seem to have been reasonably successful. I can't see why they couldn't be faethered, given enough clearance between the two props.

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« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2005, 03:27:53 AM »
Hope link works. Even Italians experimented with these.

Might Have Beens: Italian Twin-Engined Fighters, 1943
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« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2005, 03:28:47 AM »
Good point Pei. In fact here's a good photo of just that at this site.

Contra-rotating propellers - encyclopedia article about Contra-rotating propellers.  
... Contra-rotating propellers, also referred to as coaxial contrarotating propellers, are a complex way of applying the ... Contra-rotating propellors. Contra-zoom ...encyclopedia.thefreedictio nary.com/Contra-rotating+propellers - 36k - Cached - More from this site

Some were a bit loud & could create tone deafness, but even these probs were worked out.
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« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2005, 03:50:57 AM »
Spit 21

A single Mk. 21 fitted with a Griffon 85 was tested with a 6 blade contra-rotating propeller, however, it was not used on production aircraft because the system was unreliable and heavy. A revised system was used on the Seafire 47 with great success.

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« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2005, 04:47:43 AM »
Seafire 47 had it as standard.
I think also the Avro Shackleton.
Maybe also the Skyraider?

Anyway, once the technical bugs were flushed away, it was a success.

I have Jeff Quill's description of a mechanical failiure somewhere, will see if I find it and type ;)

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« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2005, 01:08:11 PM »
Fastest prop plane ever:



575 mph.
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« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2005, 01:22:00 PM »
Tupovlev?
The Bear?
It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

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« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2005, 01:28:49 PM »
Aye.
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« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2005, 02:03:38 PM »
Figgers the guy from Iceland would know right away :).  They
did drive past your house all the time after all.
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« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2005, 03:08:51 PM »
Check out the MB 5

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« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2005, 03:29:26 PM »
That's a nice looking airplane!
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« Reply #14 on: May 08, 2005, 03:43:37 PM »
I thought that was called counter-rotating?