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This German plane has a propeller… in the middle?
During World War II, Daimler-Benz explored an unconventional fighter concept built around a massive experimental V16 engine.
Sharrow's extraordinary looped propellers were already some 30% more efficient than traditional designs – and now the company has put two of them together into a coaxial, contra-rotating prop that ...
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Italy’s MC72: The fastest piston aircraft ever built
In the 1930s, Italy set out to reclaim national prestige through speed. The Macchi Castoldi MC72 seaplane, powered by a massive V24 engine and contra rotating propellers, shattered world records ...
Key point: The current backbone of the Russian strategic bomber force is the Tu-95MS. The Tu-95 is one of the oldest designs in active service in the Russian Air Force. Driven by eight contra-rotating ...
WHEN A MODIFIED MD-80 airliner flew at the 1988 Farnborough air show in Britain, it was supposed to represent the future of air travel. One of its rear-mounted jet engines had been replaced with an ...
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