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And it's an early model 170, to boot. Note the yoke-mounted lever for
pneumatic brakes.
Not a whole lot of fun on a long taxi with a leaky brake accumulator,
especially when there's a sharp turn just before a gully.
Melbourne Essendon in the 1970s.... those were the days.
Cheers,
Glenn
pneumatic brakes.
Not a whole lot of fun on a long taxi with a leaky brake accumulator,
especially when there's a sharp turn just before a gully.
Melbourne Essendon in the 1970s.... those were the days.
Cheers,
Glenn
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FlightlessParrot asked
"Excuse me for the OT, but could someone explain why the Pilatus P2-06 has that orange-squeezer arrangement on its spinner?"
Aviate vaguely remembers being told it was a device that, once sufficient airspeed had been reached the vanes spun a pump [hydraulic presumably] that coarsened the prop pitch thereby
acting as a VP prop without any complicated mechanism from the cockpit.
It seems to be a better answer than the chances of meeting any free flying oranges IMHO.
But I do expect to be shot down in flames!
"Excuse me for the OT, but could someone explain why the Pilatus P2-06 has that orange-squeezer arrangement on its spinner?"
Aviate vaguely remembers being told it was a device that, once sufficient airspeed had been reached the vanes spun a pump [hydraulic presumably] that coarsened the prop pitch thereby
acting as a VP prop without any complicated mechanism from the cockpit.
It seems to be a better answer than the chances of meeting any free flying oranges IMHO.
But I do expect to be shot down in flames!
Aviate is right. The airflow turns the vanes and the forward spinner assembly moves forward or aft in relation to the airspeed (presumably against a hub spring), actuating a valve which supplies oil to the pitch mechanism.
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Re the orange squeezer.
Try looking back through the 30s and 40s, particularly with German and many Eastern European light aircraft
. Almost a trademark.
I came across it doing a Zlin 526 famil in the late 60's. It was rather intriguing to observe during aerobatics when it would rotate this way and that as the airspeed changed.
Try looking back through the 30s and 40s, particularly with German and many Eastern European light aircraft
. Almost a trademark.I came across it doing a Zlin 526 famil in the late 60's. It was rather intriguing to observe during aerobatics when it would rotate this way and that as the airspeed changed.
Brewster Buffalo ?
Please ...OPEN THE DOORS!
Single engined, aerobatic?, Polish?
Bit up the Creek with this.!
Not Polish. I don't think it is aerobatic.
My question about aerobatics was triggered by the toe straps on the rudder pedals. The pedals look like the bindings on my very first pair of skiis!