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Old 11th January 2013 | 15:50
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Brian Abraham
 
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The two blade mahogony wooden props on the Spitfire had a diameter of 10' 8" and a pitch of 24' 6". Jeffrey Quill stated the prop was designed to produce 3,000RPM at full throttle (6.25lb boost) at 18,000 feet. Static RPM at full throttle was about 1,900.
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