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Old 4th Sep 2019, 15:10
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jmmoric
 
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I guess that a big powerfull engine, with only two blades would get the speed of the tips so far out (to absorb the power), that compressability problems will occur... hence the bigger the engine, the more blades to absorb the power... without the tips spinning too fast.

I think?
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