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- From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib)
- Subject: Re: Jet engines...
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- References: <1993Jan12.044015.11158@rtsg.mot.com> <1993Jan12.145111.7995@c3177208.ssr.hp.com>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 21:28:55 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan12.145111.7995@c3177208.ssr.hp.com> bill@ssr.hp.com (Bill Chidester) writes:
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- > 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...
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- 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.
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