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Old 8th June 2011 | 23:17
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barit1
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The universal answer is "it all depends"!

Static thrust is on the order of 2x or 3x the shaft horsepower of the engine.

In-flight thrust equals airframe drag (including cooling system, of course).

In a dive, thrust falls off substantially when approaching critical Mach, and the prop can even be a liability.
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