SixPapaCharlie
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What am I looking at?
Vortex Generators on the spinner?
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GlennAB1
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Interesting! Never seen them before.
NoHeat
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Baby turbine blades.
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The vanes or the spinner? The vanes turn the forward part of the spinner independent of the aft part, it runs a hydraulic pump for the constant speed prop.
Zlin?
Nauga,
who says 'whirrrrrrrrr'
Zlin?
Nauga,
who says 'whirrrrrrrrr'
GlennAB1
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So, the spinner's a RAT, variable vanes? That's pretty damn cool.
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Yeah, a RAT, more or less. Really 'just' a self-contained constant-speed prop. The spinner cap ('windmill') pushes in or out under airloads to open a hydraulic valve to change blade pitch, and the spinning of the windmill relative to the hub drives the hydraulic pump in the hub that pressurizes the system. Kinda elegant. Fixed vanes.
Nauga,
and a cool beanie
Nauga,
and a cool beanie
SixPapaCharlie
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BigBadLou
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First I thought: Berryl??
Now I see it is a dang Zlin! Wow. Nice find.
I second the motion, GET IT!!!
Now I see it is a dang Zlin! Wow. Nice find.
I second the motion, GET IT!!!
GlennAB1
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That's pretty cool, unless you get a leak.
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I'm not surprised a Chute' pilot was unable to detect what other nonchute aircraft look like.......
SixPapaCharlie
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I thought it was a carI'm not surprised a Chute' pilot was unable to detect what other nonchute aircraft look like.......
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SixPapaCharlie
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So ya gonna buy it?
In the alternate 2016 after Doc Brown and I went back and screwed things up and created this new version of 2016 where I am single and have no kids.
Hell Yes!!!!
Unfortunately, Doc made me go back in time and undo what I did so 4 seats are going to be a must.
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In the alternate 2016 after Doc Brown and I went back and screwed things up and created this new version of 2016 where I am single and have no kids.
Hell Yes!!!!
Unfortunately, Doc made me go back in time and undo what I did so 4 seats are going to be a must.
No problem. Just get J.J. Abrams on the phone. He can write up an alternative universe for you to get rid of any awkward or inconvenient plot twists.
ettsn
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Unfortunately, Doc made me go back in time and undo what I did so 4 seats are going to be a must.
No, no. See you buy this airplane for enjoyment with Eren, and borrow Dad's Cirrus when you need to take the kiddos along. See? Perfect.
Frogs97
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In the alternate 2016 after Doc Brown and I went back and screwed things up and created this new version of 2016 where I am single and have no kids.
Hell Yes!!!!
Unfortunately, Doc made me go back in time and undo what I did so 4 seats are going to be a must.
I actually thought about you on our trip to Alaska a few weeks ago. My exact thought was "between the 4 doors and all the double-entedre beaver jokes, this is the perfect plane for Bryan!"