Hi Ken,
You are referring to the Bonanza with the conventional tail, I gather. Yes,
with the bigger engines, an/or turbocharging, they can be loud.
I assume the strakes were added for the same reason they have been added to
many airplanes, to avoid stability problems at high angles of attack, and to
help with spin recovery. Seldom used, but nice to have if you ever need
them.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Piaggio Propulsion Details
>> A76? I've live in the home of Beech all my life and am unfamiliar with
>> that
>> model, and google provides no info.
>
> Duh. Typo. I meant to type A36. This particular one is either an A36
> or A36TC. Regardless, it has a very blatty sound as it flies past on
> climb out.
>
> I think my email got dumped with a bad data connection, so I'm not
> sure how much got to the list. But another thing that may be
> contributing to the Piaggio's sound in low-speed operations and ground
> operations are the strakes on the fusulage. The wake coming off the
> blades (along with a ton of sound) reflects off this near right angle.
> A person to the side will get not only the direct sound from the
> props, but the sound that was headed the other direction. These
> strakes have no effect in flight because the wake clears the tail.
>
> AG
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