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4 burning, 6 turning…Just too many engines on a B-36
OP specified "four props, sorry, He 177"!Your OP specifies four engines, not four props. Doesn't the He-177 qualify as four-engined, in one sense?
OP specified "four props, sorry, He 177"!
"four props, sorry, He 177"!
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?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...
The title is: "Most agile four engined aircraft ww2?"OP specified "four props, sorry, He 177"!
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?
We can't require a literacy or comprehension test, but sometimes think we shouldThe title is: "Most agile four engined aircraft ww2?"
Pretty sure the He177 had four engines...
Which were some of the most agile piston-powered four-engine, four-prop (sorry He 177) production aircraft of WW2?
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
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.We could also include a primer on how to construct a thread title that better covers the intent of the conversation, perhaps?
...and improve reliability.The He 177 had two props to increase its agility.
Not everything goes to plan....and improve reliability.
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.Did the Ju-52 or the SM.79. have APU's? They could be considered.
Close enough.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.
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Four prop, he said... But let's decide that blades are props.