Starting at initial altitude of 15,000 ft, C-54 was put into dive of 40° with all four propellers in reverse pitch for air braking effect; touchdown accomplished in little more than 3 min from start of dive; comparison with conventional emergency landing of DC-4 which descended in tight spirals, touching runway in 5 min.
Reversible props brake plane in dive
Aviation Week
Aviation Week ; 49 , n 26
1948
Article (Journal)
English
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