On 6 Jun 2005 09:48:03 -0500, Dave wrote:

On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 08:01:55 -0400, Gogarty said:

A freewheeling propeller creates more drag than a locked on.. Just
consider a helicopter. Engine out and rotors freewheeling, the aircraft
will go down safely. Rotors locked and it drops like a stone.

Bad analogy. In a helicopter when the rotors are freewheeling after the
engine dies they're still rotating in a direction that generates lift.


Hmmmm, so Dave feels that a boat prop will reverse direction if the
drive is placed in neutral from forward, while under way?

Brian Whatcott Altus, OK