Do You Variable Pitch?

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 06/24/2014 at 22:27 • Filed to: Messing With Ya, Planelopnik

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I'm here to defend our god given right to variable pitch props, pistons and mixture ratios. Sure, you can go all jet and get greater speed and altitude, but we all know it is more satisfying to crank up the carb heat, lean her out and watch the RPMs. AmIright? Plus, 'Murica.

phenotyp > f86sabre 06/24/2014 at 22:29

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HELL YEAH.

Viggen > f86sabre 06/24/2014 at 22:31

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No way! Jets are better and faster! Get with the times! And and and....um and stealth! Yeah stealth! See, jets are better!

f86sabre > Viggen 06/24/2014 at 22:34

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Next thing you know you will be installing an autopilot. You know what you will be then? A passenger! You want peanuts with that?

;)

Viggen > f86sabre 06/24/2014 at 22:36

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Oh yeah?! Well I bet you still use a yoke to fly! What's wrong? HOTAS too complex with all those buttons on the sticks?

For Sweden > f86sabre 06/24/2014 at 22:39

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Turboprops. Best of both worlds.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > f86sabre 06/24/2014 at 22:40

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Second time I get to use this tonight!

lone_liberal > f86sabre 06/24/2014 at 22:42

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What about variable wing angle?

Supercharged-V8-Jag > f86sabre 06/24/2014 at 22:43

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Sure. I'll support that.

Jcarr > f86sabre 06/24/2014 at 22:43

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Yeah, but I hate trying to taxi on a busy ramp while messing with my pitch and mixture.

Viggen > lone_liberal 06/24/2014 at 22:45

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Yeah but variable geometry wings are like gullwings. Everyone wants to see you use them.

Grindintosecond > f86sabre 06/24/2014 at 22:59

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carb heat is a power suck. Max power, props pulled back just a hair off the redline and lean out for power rich of peak. It's rented. F'it-ain't my gas!....

Manuél Ferrari > f86sabre 06/24/2014 at 23:00

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Everyone knows that this is the only way to roll:

KatzManDu > f86sabre 06/24/2014 at 23:21

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Watch your manifold pressure and don't overspeed the prop.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > lone_liberal 06/24/2014 at 23:31

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Came here for the 'Cat.

punksmurph > Viggen 06/24/2014 at 23:58

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Oh afterburn

ly2v8-Brian > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 06/25/2014 at 00:10

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The Neutral People now that was funny stuff. And Zapp's irrational hatred towards them.

ly2v8-Brian > Manuél Ferrari 06/25/2014 at 00:10

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Ohhh Yeaahhh. Wing warp is where it's at.

Axial > f86sabre 06/25/2014 at 02:42

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But but...WWII planes had autopilot.

D:

f86sabre > Manuél Ferrari 06/25/2014 at 09:06

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Glenn Curtis begs to differ.

willkinton247 > f86sabre 06/25/2014 at 11:26

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Simplify and add lightness?

f86sabre > willkinton247 06/25/2014 at 11:33

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willkinton247 > f86sabre 06/25/2014 at 11:35

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I guess you would need one of those to get a ramjet up to speed. That's extra complexity.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > f86sabre 06/25/2014 at 11:38

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NASA would like to join the conversation.