tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581529699221437110.post5679587214548412703..comments2024-03-22T06:56:26.797-04:00Comments on U.S. Navy Aircraft History: Republic R-46?Tailspinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17837863895661437038noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581529699221437110.post-50443792520955532122015-10-27T22:10:40.189-04:002015-10-27T22:10:40.189-04:00Got it, thanks. Makes sense to me now since the pr...Got it, thanks. Makes sense to me now since the props were on the same shaft and not contra-rotating.<br />Pat D Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581529699221437110.post-38919550333784197782015-10-27T19:45:52.322-04:002015-10-27T19:45:52.322-04:00If you look closely at the picture of the propelle...If you look closely at the picture of the propeller, the barely visible blade of the aft propeller that extends to your right is not positioned exactly between the blades of the forward propeller as it would be if this were a six-bladed propeller on a single hub. It is rotated just past a blade on the forward propeller or is positioned well behind a blade on the forward propeller, depending on how you look at it. My guess is that this staggering of the blades positioned the ones on the aft propeller so the shock wave coming off the forward propeller blades did not impinge on the aft ones.Tailspinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837863895661437038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581529699221437110.post-85219774091424990962015-10-27T19:24:57.915-04:002015-10-27T19:24:57.915-04:00Been a long day I don't get the aft prop being...Been a long day I don't get the aft prop being offset by 15 degrees, is this in regard to the pitch angles on the rear prop? Or (gulp) offset with relation to the longitudinal axis, direction of flight?<br /> The same rotation direction is surprising.....<br />Thanks as always, Pat D Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com