A feasibility study was made of cross-shafting systems which would interconnect propellers of light, twin-engine airplanes, eliminating asymmetric thrust caused by single-engine failures. The study found conventional engine-propeller arrangement, with interconnection added, superior to fuselage-mounted multiengine drive of interconnected wing-mounted propellers. Reliability analysis shows that interconnection, on the average, will eliminate approximately six accidents while adding one, a reduction of 84 percent of those accidents associated with engine failure. It is concluded that this concept is feasible and makes a significant contribution to flight safety. (Author)


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    Title :

    A Study of Twin-Engine Airplane Propeller Interconnection


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    72 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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