Can a full scale prop hang?
Has anyone done it? I would like to see a video if anyone can find one.
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Yes they can and I have seen it airshows many times but...they can't hang too long because of the lack of air and full power overheats the air cooled engines. Nom
Helicopters hang, airplanes fly |
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Anyone have a video of Wayne Handley flying the Turbo Raven? It had a greater that one to one thrust ratio! He could hang on the prop, back down and then accelerate straight up!!! At Reno with about a 7,000' density altitude!!!!
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I have seen him do that but the risk is tremendous, if he had a flameout in the turbine, not turbo, the Raven would revert to a crowbar and that is all she wrote. Turbos are attached to recip engines to force more air into the induction system, a turbine is a jet engine. Norm
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The airplane was commonly refered to as The Oracle Turbo Raven,and yes it was powered by a P&W PT-6 TurboProp (I have no idea about the 'dash'#).
From Wayne Handly's web site: [link=http://www.waynehandley.com/]HERE[/link] The Oracle Turbo Raven, powered by a 750 HP Pratt & Whitney PT6A-25C, was the first airshow airplane to have a positive thrust-to-weight ratio. With a performance weight of 1,900 pounds and 2,800 pounds of thrust, the Turbo Raven could climb straight up, stop in the vertical line, and then accelerate straight up again. |
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The turbo raven was, to my knowledge, the only full scale plane able to sustain a hover. It weighed 1600lbs empty with 2800lbs of thrust. In 1999 he managed to crash it, blamed on a power failure. Although it had a PT6, he called it the turbo raven, kinda like the turbo commander.
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Jim LeRoy does a good job "hanging" from the prop. His show routine is pretty exciting !!
[link=http://www.bulldogairshows.com/#]clicky[/link] |
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IIRC, the designer of the Raven was quite upset about that deal. The plane was designed for 300-350hp and he publicly stated that he didn't support putting that much power on the plane. It was probably just a case of CYA. I saw the Raven at Oshkosh a few years ago - it was impressive.
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I thought the "Turbo Raven" was actually a "Giles 750" ,,,,,,? Totally different from the Raven, which was built by Zivco (Edge).
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http://www.jkairys.com/
Jurgis Kairys is the best there is with a Sukhoi. Perhaps that's why him and LeRoy often fly together. |
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That's some amazing stuff.
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Wow!!! Really puts you in your place (or at least me). I saw a Pitts with 400 ponys at the St. Pete air show that seemed like he hung on that composite prop all day. Also saw a Cap 232 at Lakeland that was mind blowing. I guess if aerodynamics gives you any crap just add power... like A LOT!!!:D
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Give it enough time and full-scale will do what our models can. :)
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I had the pleasure of watching Kirby Chambliss do his routine in his edge at an airshow this year. Upon take off he pulled vertical (not much alt) and did a very slow harrier/hover. He also did a rolling harrier in his routine. Absolutley amazing piloting.
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It is an unnatural act..if'n ya wanna hover, git a helio....
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the pitts 12 from kimball enterprises is the first piston powered plane to do it.
http://www.pittsmodel12.com/ |
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Thrust weight ratios > 1 for propeller aircraft became available in the fifties.
IMHO, the best example of this is the Lockheed XFV 1 experimental fighter pictured below. I have always wondered what is was like to be a pilot of that aircraft, it must have been an awesome feeling to take off from a vertical postition lying on your back. I don't have a video, but would really like to see one. /Red B. |
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I have gotten to know Jim LeRoy and he told me to hang his Pitts from the prop for extended time he would need 800hp!!He has 400hp now.
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