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Old 10th Nov 2020, 08:54
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I believe the P-38 Lightning had "handed" Allison engines, left hand engine crankshaft rotating clockwise, right hand anti-clockwise. Some Twin Comanches and Navajos had counter-rotating props which I think also used handed engines rather than gears to determine prop rotation.
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