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What velocity is used to calculate maximum range and maximum endurance?
This is sort of a "do my homework" request, but it may be helpful to realize holding a constant angle of attack will mean a faster airspeed with a full tank and a slower airspeed with 100 ...
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XRotor blade angle distribution
I'm pretty sure it is relative to the foil chord line.
You should be able to do some tests to confirm this.
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Did WW2-era aircraft have constant-speed or variable-pitch props?
Constant speed propellers were introduced in WWII. If you have a somewhat late war perspective (USA), then they were ubiquitous.
However, there is a great story about coming in and retrofitting ...
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Do full-feathering constant-speed propellers have a high-pitch stop for the prop governor?
Yes the high pitch stops are there, but on a feathering version, they are removed centrifugally when the RPM gets above 500 after starting. They are only there to prevent the prop from moving into ...
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What is the difference in performance between variable pitch prop and two fixed propellers for take-off and cruise speeds?
The Voyager aircraft was a push-pull twin with different engines/props.
The front engine is a 130 hp air cooled 240 ci engine.
The rear engine is a 110 hp liquid cooled 200 ci engine.
Both engines ...
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