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Re: What I have been wondering all along...
Posted by Scott WRG Editor on Sat Aug 17, 2002 02:41:28 AM
In reply top What I have been wondering all along... posted by Mike Henniger on Fri Aug 16, 2002 12:59:49 PM
: ...is when a plane, take a P-51 for example, noses over an
: d the propellers make contact with the ground the engine m
: ust be removed and rebuilt, and the engine mounts inspecte
: d and repaired etc. I think I have read or heard that som
: eplace, maybe even on this board. I would have thought th
: is would have been the case for the Lanc as well. What is
: the reasoning that allows the Lanc to return to the air s
: o soon? I would have thought the two Merlins would have u
: ndergone a rebuild. I doubt in the short time since the a
: ccident they have.
:
: Just curious. Anyone with answers?
:
: BTW... It is wonderful to hear the CWH Lanc is well again.
:
:
: Regards,
:
: Mike
This is just my own reasoning but I think the major difference would be how solid the object being hit. The wing surfaces of the DC-3 were probably not terribly resistant to the propellers and thus probably didn't torque the engines, something the impact with a runway would do.
This accident probably only messed up the propellors and not the engine.
Scott