Re: Lycoming engine fails! Pilot survives!

"RR Urban" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 15:13:03 GMT, Peter Dohm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >However, there were at least two variants of Rolls Royce Griffon engines:
> >1 On the Spitfire, it had a single five bladed propeller which
> > rotated in the reverse direction from the propeller on the
> > Merlin engined aircraft.
>
>

All Griffon engines rotated in the opposite direction of the Merlin.

>
> >            I have been told that it killed a few
> > unwary pilots who forgot and pressed the wrong rudder pedal on
> > take-off.   :-(
>
> >Regards,
> >
> >Peter
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

I don't believe this for a minute.  Pilots put in rudder inputs based on
what the airplane is DOING, not what it is expected to do.  I fly an
airplane (from time to time) that requires full left rudder at the start of
the takeoff roll (Nanchang CJ-6, left turning engine, non steerable nose
wheel).  When I get out of it and get back in my Waco (right turning engine,
tailwheel) I don't start steering it to the left automatically, I do
whatever I have to do with the rudders to keep it straight.

There have been many times that I needed full left rudder at the start of my
takeoff with the Waco (hard crosswind from the right).

Rick Pellicciotti