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Old 25th Jan 2004, 02:26
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Cardinal Puff
 
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PT6 autofeather

The prop on a PT6 engine is controlled by oil pressure from the engine driven gearbox oil pump. If the engine flames out and rpm decays the pump no longer supplies enough pressure to keep the prop fined off in the flight/ground range and it will run to the feather position (or almost all the way). This takes a few seconds longer than manual/auto feathering but it will happen.
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