PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - DC3 startup
Thread: DC3 startup
View Single Post
Old 11th April 2020 | 01:34
  #12 (permalink)  
megan
20 Anniversary
 
Joined: Mar 2005
: Military
Posts: 6,563
Likes: 953
From: Aus
Propeller reduction gear ratio:- 1 : 0.5625
Just to point out that the venerable aircraft was powered by both P&W R-1830 and Wright Cyclone R-1820, leaving aside the Russian and Japanese built versions. Loved listening to the start on those using an inertia starter, the whine prior to engaging the mesh seemed to portend an approaching event of some import.
megan is offline  
Reply