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Re: 5 blade cooling fan mod



At 01:11 PM 8/7/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Good point now I am curious.  The only difference in the two application I
>can see is the Spitfire and P-51 mustang props are designed to be used at a
>variety of RPM's.

I may be wrong on this one, but I believe these props were designed for a
single rotational speed but had adjustable prop pitch.  A higher pitch
requires a higher power output from the engine and produces a greater air
speed.


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