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Originally Posted by B767Driver  Your answer won't lie in the horizontal airfoil (the wing) but in the vertical ones (the props). A turboprop is mostly limited to such a low mach to prevent the propellers from going supersonic (specifically the tips). Mach tuck won't be an issue.
On a lot of the racing airplanes you will see shortened diameter propellers that enable the airplane to go faster without losing efficiency to mach effects at the prop tips. |
That's pretty useful info. I think it's rediculous worry, but that's why I'm trying to get this info to prove it to him.