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minus-squaretraches@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoAll the time, the tip has to stay subsonic so they don’t spin that fast. 1021 RPM on an H-model herc for example.
minus-squaremykneedoesnthurt@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agothe tip has to stay subsonic - that’s what she said
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·1 year agoHuh, interesting. It just seems like from a distance, while both it and the aircraft are moving fast, a visual determination of whether a propeller is there or not or not seems… difficult.
minus-squaretraches@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoDepends on distance, angle, and lighting but they’re definitely visible from another aircraft. (Source: former c-130 flight engineer)
All the time, the tip has to stay subsonic so they don’t spin that fast. 1021 RPM on an H-model herc for example.
the tip has to stay subsonic- that’s what she saidHuh, interesting. It just seems like from a distance, while both it and the aircraft are moving fast, a visual determination of whether a propeller is there or not or not seems… difficult.
Depends on distance, angle, and lighting but they’re definitely visible from another aircraft. (Source: former c-130 flight engineer)