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Old 31st Mar 2008, 11:26
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When you do a PFL as opposed to an AFL the idling engine will still supply some thrust. This is not the same as a windmilling prop because the engine is no longer supply torque to rotate the prop. It is the force of the relative airflow over the blades that is causing it to rotate.
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