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Old 23rd Apr 2007, 14:44
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Castle Don
 
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Also, most single-spool (or "direct drive") installations require some sort of pitch lock to keep the blades in fine pitch when you shut down. Not sure about others but the Garrett TPE331 simply has centrifugal pins that engage as the prop spins down on shutdown.
I am sure the RR Dart has some complex sequence of microswitches and pins or something!
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