"Joseph Testagrose" wrote in message
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Contra rotating propellors on a Fairey Battle?
That's a new one on me.
I did a little digging and courtesy of Wikipedia I came up with this:
Battle K9370 was used to test the Fairey Monarch 2,000+ hp (1,490+ kW) aero-engine
with electrically-controlled three-blade contra-rotating propellers in 1939.
According to Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1946-47, the aircraft was shipped to
the U.S.A. after 86 hours test time.

A little more digging and here's a photo of the front of the aircraft.
http://s809.photobucket.com/user/A30...stbed.jpg.html

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Jeff Cochrane - VK4XA
East Innisfail
QLD, Australia