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JAXAshby
 
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jim, if you choose to redefine every English word to suit your fancy, there is
no debate possible. green is carrots, rum is gravel, curved prop blades are
straight. makes no room for discussion.

you bought one and are trying to convince yourself it was a wise "investment".
Just like gold will reach $2,000 an ounce six weeks after the election.

you are a true-believer, jim, and you pushed the English language around to
form it to your convictions.

who could debate that?

From: Jim Richardson
Date: 9/2/2004 4:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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On 01 Sep 2004 11:41:09 GMT,
JAXAshby wrote:
jimmy, look at the blades. if you can't see what they look like and what

they
do, look at a prop that feathers and you **should** see the difference. if
still not, ask a dockboy to explain it to you.



I had hoped you would have a point, and debate it, rather than simply
sliding into insults.

I guess I was hoping for too much.


From: Jim Richardson

Date: 9/1/2004 5:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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On 01 Sep 2004 02:03:35 GMT,
JAXAshby wrote:
the blades are curved, and rather dramatically so.


So what? feathering a prop doesn't require that there be *no* drag, it's
a way to reduce drag, not eliminate it.

The autoprop blades rotate to parallel to the axis of the shaft, how is
that not feathering?



The blades rotate until they are inline with the shaft axis, how is

this
not feathering?

take a look at the blades. they rotate and thus *reduce* drag, but

they
certainly don't "feather".




I have, the blades rotate to line up with the axis of the shaft, how is
that *not* feathering?

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