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Whats the deal with counter-rotating props?
Hello,
We're looking into a twin and the Twin Comanche is on our list. I know that the later models have the counter rotating props -- although i don't know too much about what this means, other than its "better". We fly a mooney now and thus I don't worry about the prop -- as long as it keeps spinning. Is there a web site that gives a good explanation as to why I want CR props. There are hundreds of the earlier model Twin Comanches flying without the CR props --- so what does someone with 300 hours single engine time need to worry about? What actually goes wrong? And when it does, what happens? I hear "critical engine" but it means very little to me. I like to fly and try to be very careful when I do fly... but I don't follow too much aviation stuff other than how it affects me -- so I'm not exactly a "buff", hence the above questions which may seem obvious to many. Why are we looking at a Twin Comanche? Because its a twin, safer for IFR flight (perhaps this is only preceived), plus we live on the east coast on an island so we're flying over water quite a bit. Also this plane has decent speed and is an "economical" twin. We rarely fly with 4 people, so we don't need any more seats than 4. Any help or links to help would be appreciated. Thanks, Dico |
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