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Orange Anchor · June 27th, 2009, 07:07

For a little perspective of how long this debate has been going on, Lindberg flew lean of peak AND over-square. When he went into the Pacific in WWII he demonstrated the techniques in the P-38 and almost doubled the range. Later (1943) this increased range was used to fly a low level intercept of Japanese Admiral Yamamoto's airplane. One way the intercept was over 400 miles, beyond the range of other US fighters.

Later, the airlines used lean of peak and oversquare to increase the life of their big radials and reduce fuel burn.

June 27th, 2009, 07:07	#6
Orange Anchor Old Skool Join Date: May 2008 Location: ATL Posts: 1,800	Re: Running props over square? For a little perspective of how long this debate has been going on, Lindberg flew lean of peak AND over-square. When he went into the Pacific in WWII he demonstrated the techniques in the P-38 and almost doubled the range. Later (1943) this increased range was used to fly a low level intercept of Japanese Admiral Yamamoto's airplane. One way the intercept was over 400 miles, beyond the range of other US fighters. Later, the airlines used lean of peak and oversquare to increase the life of their big radials and reduce fuel burn. __________________ If you have integrity, nothing else really matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else really matters.