Author Topic: F4U counter rotating prop (Read 940 times)

Zacherof · « **on:** May 22, 2014, 08:48:15 AM »

Anyone have any info? I can't seem I find any info on this

LilMak · « **Reply #1 on:** May 22, 2014, 12:36:36 PM »

Are you talking about it turning the wrong direction is a dual blade setup?

Zacherof · « **Reply #2 on:** May 22, 2014, 05:00:29 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

Plazus · « **Reply #3 on:** May 22, 2014, 06:38:12 PM »

You mean this?

FLS · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2014, 06:54:01 PM »

F4U-4X testing the contraprop.

FLOOB · « **Reply #5 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.

FLS · « **Reply #6 on:** May 22, 2014, 10:54:56 PM »

He asked about the f4u with the counter rotating prop, not the f4u with the counter rotating props.

Only one of them is reversed.

danny76 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 23, 2014, 02:10:13 AM »

Isn't it contra-rotating?

FLS · « **Reply #8 on:** May 23, 2014, 02:21:45 AM »

Isn't it contra-rotating?

Yes. Counter rotation would properly describe the P-38 and similar twins.

Zacherof · « **Reply #9 on:** May 23, 2014, 09:16:02 AM »

You mean this?

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Precisly. But none of my searches have come up with anything accept saying how there were prototypes but no info was given

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