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minus-square@tracheslinkEnglish9•10 months 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-squaremykneedoesnthurtlinkfedilink3•10 months agothe tip has to stay subsonic - that’s what she said
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•10 months 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-square@tracheslinkEnglish5•10 months 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)