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Old 25th Oct 2008, 08:09
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aviate1138
 
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FlightlessParrot asked

"Excuse me for the OT, but could someone explain why the Pilatus P2-06 has that orange-squeezer arrangement on its spinner?"

Aviate vaguely remembers being told it was a device that, once sufficient airspeed had been reached the vanes spun a pump [hydraulic presumably] that coarsened the prop pitch thereby
acting as a VP prop without any complicated mechanism from the cockpit.

It seems to be a better answer than the chances of meeting any free flying oranges IMHO.

But I do expect to be shot down in flames!
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