Twin set up counter rotating prop
03-07-2005, 12:26 PM
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RE: Twin set up counter rotating prop
That's a toughie. What you're going to need is a pair of props, one tractor, one pusher. They really need to be of the same design so you have equal application of power to both sides. You don't want the plane going around in circles 
Not many on the market, and I don't know which ones offhand. I do know that you'll have to use glow props, because there aren't any electric pushers on the market (you can just reverse the motor to make it a pusher; the manufacturers haven't really taken "scale fidelity" into account yet). I think Master Airscrew would be your best bet.
What plane is this for, BTW? If it's a scale plane, the full-scale plane probably had both engines turning in the "conventional" direction. The only famous instance of counter-rotating props I know of is the P-38, and even then, some models had both engines running in the same direction.
Not many on the market, and I don't know which ones offhand. I do know that you'll have to use glow props, because there aren't any electric pushers on the market (you can just reverse the motor to make it a pusher; the manufacturers haven't really taken "scale fidelity" into account yet). I think Master Airscrew would be your best bet.
What plane is this for, BTW? If it's a scale plane, the full-scale plane probably had both engines turning in the "conventional" direction. The only famous instance of counter-rotating props I know of is the P-38, and even then, some models had both engines running in the same direction.
