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Old 21st Jan 2017, 01:58
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Originally Posted by 27/09
There's also the PA34, PA31, and PA44, Beech 76 to name a few others.

Not many had a non counter rotating variant but of those that did, the non counter rotating versions performed better.

In my opinion a the counter rotating option is a waste of time with no real benefits. The C/R option was really just marketing hype.
Is that because asymmetrical thrust on twins with non counter rotating props equipped with sub 200hp engines is easily held in check with the roll and yaw inputs even when it's a critical engine failure?
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