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Article #2192Re: Jet engines...
From: Iskandar Taib
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 21:28
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 21:28
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In article <1993Jan12.145111.7995@c3177208.ssr.hp.com> bill@ssr.hp.com (Bill Chidester) writes: > If somebody wanted to advance the state of RC modeling, they could develop > an affordable contra-rotating transmission for the RC airplane engine. It > would pay for itself by fixing tail heavy planes and giving a .40 size > engine .60 sized performance. Not to mention calming the "take off, roll > left" effects for beginners. You could also break two props at once... What about the freewheeling reverse-rotating prop just behind the driven prop like someone tried on a C/L Stunter two years ago? It supposedly did a real good job straightening out airflow. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iskandar Taib | The only thing worse than Peach ala Internet: NTAIB@SILVER.UCS.INDIANA.EDU | Frog is Frog ala Peach Bitnet: NTAIB@IUBACS !
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Newsgroups: rec.models.rc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!haven.umd.edu!darwin.sura.net!paladin.american.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!usenet.ucs.indiana.edu!silver.ucs.indiana.edu!ntaib From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib) Subject: Re: Jet engines... Message-ID: <C0rFo7.66u@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> Sender: news@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu (USENET News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: silver.ucs.indiana.edu Organization: Indiana University References: <1993Jan12.044015.11158@rtsg.mot.com> <1993Jan12.145111.7995@c3177208.ssr.hp.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 21:28:55 GMT Lines: 20