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Old 11th January 2003 | 12:55
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Timothy

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Compression & Power

I have just been told that the left engine of my Aztec has zero compression on two pots.

Immediately prior to the CofA on which this was found, I did the test flight, and with the right engine feathered the SE climb was on the reasonable side of adequate.

So, to my questions: what proportion of the power of a 6-pot engine would you expect to be lost if there is no compression on two of them?

Does zero compression = zero power, or is that too simplistic?

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