Description of Breguet STOL transport and other military VTOL and S/VTOL aircraft; outstanding feature of Breguet transport is mechanical cross-shaft system which interconnects aircraft's 4 propellers; with this system, only 17% of propeller thrust is lost in event of engine failure during takeoff, even though installed power is reduced by 25%, and takeoff distance is increased only by 8%.


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    Title :

    Army presses for air mobility


    Additional title:

    Machine Design


    Published in:

    Machine Design ; 36 , n 4


    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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