rojolo wrote:
The question is: Would a windmilling prop generate sufficient oil pressure
to maintain control of the propeller
and what r.p.m. would one expect from this scenario?


I've had two engine outs in singles (a Piper Lance and a C-210) and in both
cases was able to extend the glide considerably by pulling the prop all the way
back. I have no idea what rpm I was left with: I was more focused on airspeed
control at that point.

In the case of the Lance, it was a catastrophic engine failure after an oil line
vibrated loose off the oil cooler. In the C-210, it was a fuel starvation
situation. In both cases the props retarded pretty much as if you'd exercised
them during a run up. And both props were still turning at some rpm all the way
to the ground.



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN

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