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Old 24th Sep 2012, 22:25
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T28D
 
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Spike what twaddle there is a very real difference between full coarse pitch and Zero effective pitch ( ~90degrees ) otherwise known as feather.

And a very real diffence in the pitch control selecting either,the detent or gate is there for a reason andthe engine is (must be ) shut down in feather, not so in full coarse pitch,in the early days of radials over oceans it was a common practice of the adventurous to extendrange using full coarse and careful throttle to avoid the potential overboost and engine destruction.
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