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Old 29th Apr 2013, 08:53
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JohnFTEng
 
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How about lack of commonality & associated cost of spares. Very significant to the civil marketplace - less so to the military. There have been other multi-engined a/c with "handed" props - one that springs to mind is DH Hornet twin engined fighter of late WW2. It was only a twin but had LH and RH Merlins - well the engines rotated the same way but a gearbox reversed the rotation of the props.
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