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Old 6th June 2006 | 04:04
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gas-chamber
 
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From: in them thar hills
The main reason fixed shaft turbo props suffer more from hot starts than jets or free turbine engines is because the poor old electric starter motor or starter-generator not only has to swing the engine but also a ruddy great gear train off which is hanging a monster prop. If you have a good battery, park into wind and introduce fuel at the book figure, you are not doing anything wrong. The best insurance is a good ground power source and avoid battery starts wherever possible.
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