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Old 15th May 2005, 10:32
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John Farley

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I have no experience of the types in question but to my mind spinning is essentially a low IAS and so low structural load exercise. Flicking on the other hand may be carried out with a much higher IAS and as we know the loads are related to V squared.

Some crankshafts may not be cleared for the gyroscopic loads that can arise during flicks. These of course depend on prop RPM rather than power.
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