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Originally Posted by murphyaa
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I found something in common with the Wright B flyer in our museum here, and that is a single engine driving two propellers. However, instead of bicycle chains, the use of shafts is a better means of power transmission. The bad news is that if one propeller is lost/ damaged, the other prop will cause the plane to spin unless the engine is shut down quickly.
I love this engineering.
Murph
If you come to our Dayton mini paper exhibition/con, can you bring this model? Should be an interesting comparison. Some of my paper models are at the museum, but nothing this early.
Isaac