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Old 11-08-2009   #128
[SS]Midnight
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This looks fun. Pretty obvious that the prop you see there is not providing any thrust. It is feathered. Otherwise he would not have made it past it. Heh. Cool.
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On some variable-pitch propellers, the blades can be rotated parallel to the airflow to reduce drag in case of an engine failure. This is called feathering.

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