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Re: [OM] IMG: Piaggio Propulsion Details

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Piaggio Propulsion Details
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 15:04:14 -0500
I haven't checked lately, but there was one tied down at the Beech museum at 
the south end of the field at Tullahoma.  They may have found a place for it 
inside.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce@xxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Piaggio Propulsion Details


> Only one Starship left flying, but a number of hulks around the Beech 
> plant.
> When the program was discontinued, the offered a buyback for all owners 
> that
> was very liberal (they wanted to not have to support the AC), and all but
> one owner took them up on it. That owner is very happy with the AC and
> wishes to keep it for as long as possible. Don't know if the FAA limited 
> the
> airframe life on it, but they did screw over Beech a lot on that program.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Jim Nichols
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 2:32 PM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Piaggio Propulsion Details
>
> Thanks, Bill.  There once were a couple of Starships operating out of
> Nashville, and I also recall the sound as similar to the Piaggio.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce@xxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 2:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Piaggio Propulsion Details
>
>
>> Behind the exhausts is probably the reason. The Beech Starship also had a
>> very distinctive sound.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Ken Norton
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 12:45 PM
>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Piaggio Propulsion Details
>>
>> So, in looking at the props of this Piaggio, I can see a few things
>> that would contribute to a rather "distinctive sound". The flat blade
>> ends being the most obvious. Being behind the exhaust outlets like
>> that another. Being behind the scrambled airflow of the main wing
>> another. In standard straight-and-level flight, none of this would
>> matter too much, but pattern speeds (especially with flaps down) would
>> be another. Especially since the prop's RPMs will be quite high and
>> the blades in a relatively flat pitch.
>>
>> I've ridden in my fair share of regional flights that used turboprop
>> airplanes. Those with the curved multiple blades have tended to have
>> the highest noise levels. Of course, nothing was as loud as the
>> turbines of a Metro, but that's another story. I otherwise rather
>> liked the sound of a Metro's blades. But I always fly wearing
>> earplugs.
>>
>> AG
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