P-38 and B-17
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Is there any other plane , with more than one engine, that turn in opposite direction?

That feature was quite common in many twin-engine military airplanes. Military engines produced so much thrust that the torque could cause some to lose control on take-off. Also during a dive bombing run the torque created in a high speed dive could throw off the pilot's aim.

The DeHaviland Mosquito was a fast, light-weight recon aircraft made out of wood that had counter-rotating engines.

The P-61 Black Widow night fighter also had counter-rotating engines but it was a late arrival in the war. I think the first Lockheed experiment with a flying wing powered by two piston engines used this design.

 

There were some aircraft that used one engine with twin counter-rotating props.

Also, if you saw the movie about Howard Hughes in "The Aviator", he crashed while test flying his XF-1 recon plane in 1946. Some say the reason he crashed was because one engine's prop went flat pitch and began vibrating. Hughes thought it was an engine trim. If he had shut down the engine he would have never crashed. Of course his first 2 mistakes caused this when he took an aircraft on a first test flight for more than 1 hour and didn't stay near an airport.

 

Steve

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P-38 and B-17 - by Cadetat6 - 01-26-2005, 09:43 PM
P-38 and B-17 - by texas38 - 01-27-2005, 03:00 AM
P-38 and B-17 - by chucktoo1926 - 03-08-2005, 12:36 PM
P-38 and B-17 - by Walt's Daughter - 03-08-2005, 12:51 PM
P-38 and B-17 - by chucktoo1926 - 03-08-2005, 01:11 PM
P-38 and B-17 - by Jiggersfromsphilly - 03-08-2005, 02:56 PM
P-38 and B-17 - by chucktoo1926 - 03-08-2005, 05:51 PM
P-38 and B-17 - by Custermen - 03-23-2005, 12:46 AM
P-38 and B-17 - by Walt's Daughter - 03-23-2005, 10:28 AM
P-38 and B-17 - by Walt's Daughter - 03-23-2005, 10:32 AM
P-38 and B-17 - by Misha - 03-24-2005, 11:39 PM
P-38 and B-17 - by chucktoo1926 - 03-26-2005, 05:20 PM
P-38 and B-17 - by Misha - 03-27-2005, 03:40 PM



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