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The Insane Engineering of the Thunderscreech

2021-11-20

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Writer/Researcher: Sophia Mayet

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References:

Some references cannot be shared here on request from industry insider sources. Here are some publicly available links:

[1] https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/633410-loudest-aircraft

[2] http://www.enginehistory.org/GasTurbines/Allison/XF-84/XF-84.shtml

[3] https://slidetodoc.com/aerodynamics-chapter-3-aerodynamics-of-flight-2009-aviation/

[4] http://www.aerodynamics4students.com/propulsion/blade-element-propeller-theory.php

[5] Page 135 https://books.google.com/books?id=nL0MAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA177&lpg=PA177&dq=DRALEY,+E.+C.,+et+al.,+Trends+in+the+Design+and+Performance+of+High-Speed+Propellers.+NACA+Conference+on+Aerodynamics+Problems+of+Transonic+Airplane+Design+Langley+Aeronautical+Laboratory,+Sept.27-29,1949.&source=bl&ots=xWth13l7S9&sig=ACfU3U2vP0IFKn8LX5rkc8Yndv5KYCadAQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiv_YvUlrTzAhXpkmoFHU1cCUYQ6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&q=DRALEY%2C%20E.%20C.%2C%20et%20al.%2C%20Trends%20in%20the%20Design%20and%20Performance%20of%20High-Speed%20Propellers.%20NACA%20Conference%20on%20Aerodynamics%20Problems%20of%20Transonic%20Airplane%20Design%20Langley%20Aeronautical%20Laboratory%2C%20Sept.27-29%2C1949.&f=false

[6] https://www2.gvsu.edu/ramseyea/Spitfire.html#:~:text=Spitfire&text=Powerplant%3A,12%20cylinder%2C%20Liquid%2Dcooled.

[7] https://sci-hubtw.hkvisa.net/10.2514/6.2002-3567

[8]

https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2014/october/flight-training-magazine/technique--left-turning-tendencies#:~:text=must%20be%20recognized.-,Torque,turning%20force%20about%20an%20axis.&text=As%20the%20propeller%20spins%20clockwise,is%20damped%20by%20the%20wings.

[9] https://www.airspacemag.com/how-things-work/zwrrwwwbrzr-4846149/

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