X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 18:07:14 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from BAYC1-PASMTP04.bayc1.hotmail.com ([65.54.191.164] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c1) with ESMTP id 668837 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:52:54 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.191.164; envelope-from=ian.crowe@sympatico.ca X-Original-Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [69.159.70.185] X-Originating-Email: [ian.crowe@sympatico.ca] Received: from crowe ([69.159.70.185]) by BAYC1-PASMTP04.bayc1.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Sun, 14 Aug 2005 13:52:09 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <001901c5a112$1faecd80$65c4fea9@crowe> From: "Ian B. Crowe" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Torqued to death. X-Original-Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:52:43 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0016_01C5A0F0.9737AA10" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Original-Return-Path: ian.crowe@sympatico.ca X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Aug 2005 20:52:09.0903 (UTC) FILETIME=[09FDABF0:01C5A112] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C5A0F0.9737AA10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I believe the counterotating propellor was designed to minimize the = effects of torque roll on wave off from a carrier's deck which in those = days was fore and aft and had a crash barrier to stop you getting into = the aircraft parked forward of the barrier, if you screwed up and missed = the wire. There were actually two propellors turning in opposite sense. This = negated the torque roll when going to full power. Imagine the gearing = involved to make this happen. And guys this all I know! I do not understand the engineering factors = involved in this but I have seen them in action. Please do not ask me = to explain!!!! Ian Crowe ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C5A0F0.9737AA10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I believe the counterotating propellor was designed = to=20 minimize the effects of torque roll on wave off from a carrier's deck = which in=20 those days was fore and aft and had a crash barrier to stop you getting = into the=20 aircraft parked forward of the barrier, if you screwed up and missed the = wire.

There were actually two propellors turning in = opposite=20 sense. This negated the torque roll when going to full power. = Imagine the=20 gearing involved to make this happen.

And guys this all I know! I do not understand = the=20 engineering factors involved in this but I have seen them in = action. =20 Please do not ask me to explain!!!!

Ian Crowe

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