Is this correct?
Posted on | January 18, 2014 | 4 Comments
Dr. Orly,
This underwater pic of the Fuddy Caravan presents another important point I feel. If you look at the propeller you see one propeller blade pointing up in feather(A propeller condition similar to knife edge for reduced drag). The other propeller blade is bent rearward, this indicates that it was in a position other than feather when the aircraft hit the water. Possible the engine was running and the blade took the full force of the impact with the water, other words prop blade not in feather. I have talked with pilots that flew aircraft with this engine, they say as soon as you shut the fuel off the propeller goes into feather. With an engine failure all three propeller blades should have been feathered.
Another important point is that you can see the Makani Kai blue script on the side of the forward fuselage. The should be the same as the recovered aircraft on the barge.
Regards,
HB
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January 18th, 2014 @ 6:22 am
The propeller on PT-6 engines is a free wheeling turbine powered mechanism,(no drive shaft or gearing mechanism). The pitch of the blades is a function of oil pressure, no power, no oil pressure, the blades go into auto feather. When you see one of these engines starting it begins from a position of full feather, as oil pressure builds the prop blade angle rotates to a beta position, engine idle, minimum thrust. In flight the prop is positioned for cruise, angle is set by the pilot. When the engine is shut down, oil pressure bleeds off and the prop auto feathers. The props on all of the planes I flew were a carbon fiber construction, while having some flexibility they do not bend well, they snap.
I am a retired ATP pilot with many hours experience operating PT-6 powered airplanes.
January 18th, 2014 @ 1:40 pm
But, it makes no sense to leave the engine on
and running. They are trying to discard fuel,
IMO. In doing so, they are eliminating the
tainted fuel mixture, regular and jet fuel
intermixed. This is criminal fraud, and des-
truction of evidence. Where are the police in
all this? No police have commented. This run-
ning engine is primary evidence of fraud,
planned aircrash, and guilt. Schuman and other
staff are guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, in the Fuddy case. Where are the police? Who is investigating, one wonders?
Book em, Danno. IMO.
January 18th, 2014 @ 6:00 pm
John is right. I also noticed the bent blade. It looks to me like it was bent retrieving the plane, or when the rest of the damage to the fuselage occurred. It definitely was in full feather when it hit the water. Looks to me like the pilot did everything right. Opening the doors is also standard procedure when ditching. You don’t want them jammed shut trapping you in the plane when it sinks.
January 19th, 2014 @ 5:14 am
My husband flies the exact same plane. I asked him and it is true that on engine failure that the props feather to reduce drag. But that does not mean that they will not continue to spin since air is still passing over them. Even if the engine stopped, the propellers will still spin.