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Old 17th Jul 2017, 16:37
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esa-aardvark
 
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Hello, my father was a crew chief on the B-29.
He once told me that if the turbo wastegate stuck,
then an engine overspeed was immediate. Then the propellor
would depart the aircraft, upwards, then the now unloaded
engine would overspeed a lot more, and also depart the aircraft.
Apparently happened so fast not possible to stop.
Regards, John
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