Yes SHJ, it kinda looks like they said 'oops, we'd better put a tail on it before we pinch the end off'.
Flybiker, as far as I know, the Albatross only ever had two-bladed props.
I imagine that the ungeared Gipsy 12 engine would have had a similar cruise rev range to P&Ws.
So, do we have anyone that can comment on how noisy they were?
EDIT: I looked up the Gipsy Twelve and it was, in fact, geared down by one third, so the prop tips probably would not have gone supersonic.
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Last edited by Stanwell; 2nd Jan 2016 at 18:39.
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