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Old 23rd Jul 2014, 09:55
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RR Griffon and prop rotation

As an old time prop basher now retd I now have time to dig in the 'net for things I have always wondered about. Recently I found the Griff was specified by the Fleet Air Arm who required a left hand prop rotation. Now in my day the A/C yawed away from the downgoing blade...surely with a late Wave-Off an inadequately ruddered Seafire or such would then promptly impact the Island...or am I missing something entirely? Maybe airframes and sub-lieutenants were cheaper in those times!
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