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The combo of mid engined twin with contra props is pretty rare.
The Do 335 had one engine in front, so does not qualify.
Given the headaches generated by combining a contra prop gear box and the long shafting to transmit the power, I think that rarity is deserved.
The Do 335 had one engine in front, so does not qualify.
Given the headaches generated by combining a contra prop gear box and the long shafting to transmit the power, I think that rarity is deserved.
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I don't think that I've ever wanted any object as much as I want this!
I'll contact the team with a view to a cash injection. Association with it will have to do. At least they might let me look at it.
I'll contact the team with a view to a cash injection. Association with it will have to do. At least they might let me look at it.
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it will not be welcome at many airfields due to the noise from those counter rotating props
Low speed taxi tests with sound available here: https://www.facebook.com/TheBugatti100pProject (you can access this page without being a member of Facebook)
I always loved that airplane, can't wait to see it fly. The original one never did!
Looking at the video, I was surprised to see that the props are two-bladed. I would have thought a single four-bladed prop would have been lighter and simpler. Surely the torque cannot be that bad?
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Nope, still looking for a a twin-mid-engined contra-prop.
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If the aircraft is anything like his cars, it will go like the clappers, you won't be able to stop it - and any major and serious handling faults will be sneeringly dismissed as flying ability incompetence by the pilot. 
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What actually happens is an interference beween high speed turbulent airflows, this is why a conventional helicopter goes chop chop chop as the rotor downwash meets the tail rotor flow. It is also the reason why the Cessna 337 makes such a horrible noise despite the props being quite far apart.
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It will certainly be noisier than a single propeller of similar power, but I disagree that the comparison with a helicopter is granted. Maybe the 337, but the rear prop there is in a worse situation than the rear prop of a contrarotating.
Won't be long before we see and hear it at Airshow.
Won't be long before we see and hear it at Airshow.
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I took an (academic, I hasten to add) interest in that project some time back.
I must give everybody associated with it a hearty round of applause.
Can't wait to see it fly.
p.s. Now, what we need is someone with the wherewithall (and money) to produce a flying replica MC72.
Oh, and I should add, someone with the balls to fly it.
I must give everybody associated with it a hearty round of applause.
Can't wait to see it fly.
p.s. Now, what we need is someone with the wherewithall (and money) to produce a flying replica MC72.
Oh, and I should add, someone with the balls to fly it.
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OAP, reconfiguring to a pusher layout will mean a massive redesign, including some clever reballasting and a new undercarriage and anyway, why would you want to?
It seems to work well enough as designed.
It seems to work well enough as designed.
