Hi Ira,
Maybe not the 912S, but the 914 can air-start (as demonstrated to me by
John in Lakeland a few years back).
I guess I should have said 'heavier' instead of heavy.
I consider any prop system which has multiple possible failure modes (other
than the obvious throwing of a blade) which can result in loss of thrust (or
reverse thrust) to be 'complex'. Personal opinion only, FWIW, YMMV, etc.
etc.
If I could get beyond the lack of a streamlined spinner (prop folded out),
the passive, forward folding prop seems to be an eloquent engineering
solution for the long wings.... to me at least.
Cheers,
Pete
A239
On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 1:54 PM, rampil <ira.rampil@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Peter,
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> I am not sure what your criteria are for "heavy and complex".
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> To me, compared with certified hydraulic prop controllers are not on
> both heavier and more complex but also more "stupid".
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> BTW: It is not possible to air-start a 912S in any case.
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> Cheers,
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> Ira
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=283810#283810
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