PBM-5G flying boat used in tests equipped with R-2800-34 engines 2100 bhp at 2800 rpm for take-off; plane equipped with Curtiss Electric 4-blade reversible pitch propellers of 14-ft 8-in. diam; conclusion is that this type propeller produces useful reduction in landing distance.
Evaluation of reverse-pitch propellers as means of reducing landing run of flying boat
U S Air Force -- Air Tech Intelligence -- Tech Data Digest
1948
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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