Most agile four engined aircraft ww2?
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OP specified "four props, sorry, He 177"!
Thumpalumpacus
Major
Fair point.
Well, it can be ruled out simply because based on what Brown said it was a risky proposition to throw around in manoeuvres based on its overly sensitive elevator, which could if actuated too firmly overstress the airframe and cause massive structural failure, which did happen...
That could have been fixed by altering the levers mechanism moving the elevator. That won't make the frame stronger but at least it would prevent structural damage due to pilot error. But I guess part of the reason the elevators were so sensible was to make pulling out from a dive easier, right?
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
The title is: "Most agile four engined aircraft ww2?"
Pretty sure the He177 had four engines...
That I can't say, it appears logical, but that would only work depending on the length of the torque tubes or cables or whatever the company used, and how much play can be tolerated within the system - you'd have to have an intimate knowledge of the aircraft control system and its tolerance range to be able to determine whether or not that was possible. The opposite could result where the elevators could then be balanced to acceptable levels in normal flight, but too heavy in a dive, which could mean that even excessive forces on the controls would not pull it out from the dive. There's always a trade-off with things like this.
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Admiral Beez
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We can't require a literacy or comprehension test, but sometimes think we should
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
We could also include a primer on how to construct a thread title that better covers the intent of the conversation, perhaps?We can't require a literacy or comprehension test, but sometimes think we should
And to be truly technical, virtually all of the "four engined bombers" in this conversation actually have five engines.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Oooo! Ooooo! I know! APU?
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Did the Ju-52 or the SM.79. have APU's? They could be considered.
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Admiral Beez
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Fair enough. But if we're neglecting comprehension (i.e. piston-powered, four engine, four-prop, series production) then we might as well throw in the Junkers Ju 287. Nothing else with four engines comes close.
swampyankee
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...and improve reliability.
Not everything goes to plan.
MIflyer
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AR-234C. Note that the version depicted has SIX engines.
The S.79 did have an APU of sorts. Its engines were started with compressed air; the pressurized air was generated by a compressor powered by a two stroke engine.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Close enough.
MIflyer
1st Lieutenant
Me-262 had four engines. Two Jumo 004, each of which has a Reidel starter engine.
By the way, the B-29 had 12 superchargers.
By the way, the B-29 had 12 superchargers.
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Four prop, he said... But let's decide that blades are props.
