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[Ack-Ack]

If your engine has died deadstick it take's a lot more time to slow down, not sure why. Seems to have more of an effect than just turning the engine off. I've had it before where I have gone deadstick at a few thousand feet and then managed to glide much further than expected. I understand that with less drag from the prop this is sometimes intentional, however, other times I have found it seems to retain speed far more than feels realistic. That's just hearsay though, I have no evidence.

I've experienced the same thing in the P-38 if I've had an engine damaged and stopped working.

ack-ack

[SIK1]

If your engine has died deadstick it take's a lot more time to slow down, not sure why. Seems to have more of an effect than just turning the engine off. I've had it before where I have gone deadstick at a few thousand feet and then managed to glide much further than expected. I understand that with less drag from the prop this is sometimes intentional, however, other times I have found it seems to retain speed far more than feels realistic. That's just hearsay though, I have no evidence.

I've had similar experiences and always attributed it to the prop being auto feathered when the engine quits. 

[icepac]

Feathering does help and I often minus sign the prop all the way in when I am performing a shallow dive at super high speeds.

If you can get the prop stopped, there is substantially less drag.

Try it out in a typhoon..........they drop like a stone if you're trying to glide with the prop spinning but will glide forever with it stopped.

[olds442]

If your engine has died deadstick it take's a lot more time to slow down, not sure why. Seems to have more of an effect than just turning the engine off. I've had it before where I have gone deadstick at a few thousand feet and then managed to glide much further than expected. I understand that with less drag from the prop this is sometimes intentional, however, other times I have found it seems to retain speed far more than feels realistic. That's just hearsay though, I have no evidence.

well with the prop spinning at a high RPM there is more drag...

[mechanic]

I understand that aspect but I just feel like occasionaly my plane will glide further than it should even with a stopped prop. Then I'll land and it will roll withut losing hardly any speed and brakes seem less effective. I have had deadstick situatins where this does not happen and the plane retains E in a more familiar manner.