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Old 11th July 2009 | 05:05
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The only instances of a prop shedding parts due to an overspeed I have ever seen documented occured on large displacement Radial engines. However these props are huge and weigh hundreds of pounds. When the prop departs the aircraft on light aircraft engines it is almost invariably a result of a catastrophic crank shaft failure and is unrelated to an overspeed condition.
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