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Old 15th Nov 2012, 00:45
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Brian Abraham
 
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The early Aero Commander, similarly endowed, is famously supposed to have flown back to base with the propellor from the dead engine in the cabin.
Tis true gaunty. From www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1951/1951 - 1050.html

On May 9th, 1951 the new Aero Commander, a twin-engined executive machine, certainly attracted attention; the aircraft was flown from Oklahoma City to Washington, a distance of 1,160 miles, on one engine from standstill to standstill. In order to guarantee that no extra power would be available during take-off or landing (and, of course, no drag from the airscrew blades), the port airscrew was removed. At a gross weight of 4,800 lb, the Commander was able to taxi to take-off position after a 2,700-ft run, and to attain adequate cruising height, on the power of its remaining 260 h.p. Lycoming engine. The pilot was the makers' flight operations manager, Mr. Bert Bantle, who had with him a former airline pilot as observer.
A PR exercise apparently.
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