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Title: F4U counter rotating prop
Post by: Zacherof on May 22, 2014, 08:48:15 AM: Anyone have any info? I can't seem I find any info on this
Title: Re: F4U counter rotating prop
Post by: LilMak on May 22, 2014, 12:36:36 PM: Are you talking about it turning the wrong direction is a dual blade setup?
Title: Re: F4U counter rotating prop
Post by: Zacherof on May 22, 2014, 05:00:29 PM: Quote from: LilMak on May 22, 2014, 12:36:36 PM
Are you talking about it turning the wrong direction is a dual blade setup?
Yeah I'm looking for the dual blade prop set up
Title: Re: F4U counter rotating prop
Post by: Plazus on May 22, 2014, 06:38:12 PM: You mean this?

(http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/6646/95383209.jpg)
Title: Re: F4U counter rotating prop
Post by: FLS on May 22, 2014, 06:54:01 PM: F4U-4X testing the contraprop.
Title: Re: F4U counter rotating prop
Post by: FLOOB on May 22, 2014, 10:15:51 PM: He asked about the f4u with the counter rotating prop, not the f4u with the counter rotating props. :lol :lol
Title: Re: F4U counter rotating prop
Post by: FLS on May 22, 2014, 10:54:56 PM: Quote from: FLOOB on May 22, 2014, 10:15:51 PM
He asked about the f4u with the counter rotating prop, not the f4u with the counter rotating props. :lol :lol

Only one of them is reversed.
Title: Re: F4U counter rotating prop
Post by: danny76 on May 23, 2014, 02:10:13 AM: Isn't it contra-rotating? :old:
Title: Re: F4U counter rotating prop
Post by: FLS on May 23, 2014, 02:21:45 AM: Quote from: danny76 on May 23, 2014, 02:10:13 AM
Isn't it contra-rotating? :old:

Yes. Counter rotation would properly describe the P-38 and similar twins.
Title: Re: F4U counter rotating prop
Post by: Zacherof on May 23, 2014, 09:16:02 AM: Quote from: Plazus on May 22, 2014, 06:38:12 PM
You mean this?

(http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/6646/95383209.jpg)
Precisly. But none of my searches have come up with anything accept saying how there were prototypes but no info was given