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- From: dont@execu.execu.com (Don Thompson)
- Newsgroups: sci.aeronautics
- Subject: Counter Rotating Prps
- Message-ID: <5395@execu.execu.com>
- Date: 28 Jan 93 21:58:20 GMT
- Organization: Austin Dev. Center, Comshare Inc.
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- Would anyone out there care to describe in layman's terms
- the hows and whys of counter rotating props?
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- Specific questions are...
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- 1. Formula for calculating optimum distance between props
- based on ?
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- 2. Why the power increase?
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- 3. If two is good, is three better?
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- 4. How can/do these principals apply to ducted fan jet/turbo jets
- etc.
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- 5. References to books on this subject.
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- 6. Mechanics of reversing the rotation.
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- Any other interesting facts would be appreciated.
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- Thanks aforementioned
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