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Offline Leftie

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Felixstowe F2a Questions
« on: February 28, 2015, 09:16:45 AM »
  Currently building WNWs Felixstowe 4297. I don't know squat about WW1 planes so I need to pick your collective brains.

  1) What's wrapped around the wing struts at the midway point and what color?

  2) Did 4297 have counter-rotating props?

 

   Thanks!

Offline Colin A Owers

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Re: Felixstowe F2a Questions
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2019, 04:27:47 PM »
I can't say for sure about the flying boat you show, but it was shown that counter rotating props did not work all that well and were a pain to keep in service with different parts, etc. I have read documents where they changed the engine to all the same rotation, but don't know dates of when it became common.

Colin A Owers