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March 15th 05, 12:36 PM
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"Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired" wrote in message In the article the airplane's pylons looked too thin to use belt drive. Shaft drive maybe? Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired Most likely. -- Jim in NC 
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March 15th 05, 07:27 PM
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("Morgans" wrote)
In the article the airplane's pylons looked too thin to use belt drive. Shaft drive maybe? Most likely. What about two horizontal pylons, we could call them wings? One centerline (diesel) engine turning two props. Montblack
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March 15th 05, 08:10 PM
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"Montblack" wrote What about two horizontal pylons, we could call them wings? One centerline (diesel) engine turning two props. Montblack Naa. Then you get disturbed airflow to the props, need higher landing gear, and the wings would not keep the spray off the props, if it were to be an amphibian. With pylons, it is easy to adjust the angle to keep the driveline nice in line and straight. -- Jim in NC
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March 16th 05, 05:27 AM
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Montblack wrote:
("Morgans" wrote) In the article the airplane's pylons looked too thin to use belt drive. Shaft drive maybe? Most likely. What about two horizontal pylons, we could call them wings? One centerline (diesel) engine turning two props. Montblack That was exactly my thought when I looked at it. "They put a T-tail behine a V-Tail. Why?"
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