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this entire article is very weak describing critical engine, and only lists ONE factor.
The P-38 Lightning had two critcial engines with counter-rotating propellers which turned in the opposite way to the usual directions. (a) Something odd must have been happening. (b) This article is clearly not the whole truth. 86.141.175.242 12:36, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Chris- you are exactly correct! The P-38 DID have counter-rotating props, meaning, neither engine was critical- sustained level flight was achieved with either engine inop. My uncle is a WWII Vet and has numerous hours in the 38. Although, the artical is lacking, it's a good start. The post about the 38 having TWO critical engines is not correct.
Hi guys. I did a modification on the subject. Hope you like it. RobertoRMola ( talk) 01:59, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
What would you think of the following modifications: (a) Change "Asymmetrical yaw" to "p-factor." Yaw is the effect, not the cause. P-factor is the cause of the yaw. (b) Clean up the use of the word "torque" in the "Asymmetrical yaw" section. The word's use is too similar to another factor affecting engine criticality, torque effect. Torque effect causes a roll toward the failed critical engine, not a yaw. (c) Expand on "Spiraling Slipstream." The current description is limited in information. (d) Add the missing 4th factor: "Torque Effect" --
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I was coming to the talk page to say that a plane with counter-rotating props has two critical engines, but you're all right - they are equally important and thus neither are critical. However it should be possible to note that there are two possibilities with a counter-rotating setup - the P-factor for both engines is either on the cockpit side of the engine (good) or on the engines' far side(bad). In the far side case, an engine failure requires the pilot to use more correction than in the close side case. Thus the optimal engine rotation pattern for a twin engine tractor configuration is a left-handed left-side prop and right-handed right-side prop. (Or so I believe) [Will]— Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.191.90.66 ( talk) 18:31, 26 May 2011
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this entire article is very weak describing critical engine, and only lists ONE factor.
The P-38 Lightning had two critcial engines with counter-rotating propellers which turned in the opposite way to the usual directions. (a) Something odd must have been happening. (b) This article is clearly not the whole truth. 86.141.175.242 12:36, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Chris- you are exactly correct! The P-38 DID have counter-rotating props, meaning, neither engine was critical- sustained level flight was achieved with either engine inop. My uncle is a WWII Vet and has numerous hours in the 38. Although, the artical is lacking, it's a good start. The post about the 38 having TWO critical engines is not correct.
Hi guys. I did a modification on the subject. Hope you like it. RobertoRMola ( talk) 01:59, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
What would you think of the following modifications: (a) Change "Asymmetrical yaw" to "p-factor." Yaw is the effect, not the cause. P-factor is the cause of the yaw. (b) Clean up the use of the word "torque" in the "Asymmetrical yaw" section. The word's use is too similar to another factor affecting engine criticality, torque effect. Torque effect causes a roll toward the failed critical engine, not a yaw. (c) Expand on "Spiraling Slipstream." The current description is limited in information. (d) Add the missing 4th factor: "Torque Effect" --
Rturaids (
talk)
21:26, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
I was coming to the talk page to say that a plane with counter-rotating props has two critical engines, but you're all right - they are equally important and thus neither are critical. However it should be possible to note that there are two possibilities with a counter-rotating setup - the P-factor for both engines is either on the cockpit side of the engine (good) or on the engines' far side(bad). In the far side case, an engine failure requires the pilot to use more correction than in the close side case. Thus the optimal engine rotation pattern for a twin engine tractor configuration is a left-handed left-side prop and right-handed right-side prop. (Or so I believe) [Will]— Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.191.90.66 ( talk) 18:31, 26 May 2011
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