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Old 2nd Jan 2016, 18:21
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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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