Those round spinny things...
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 8:39 pmWhat do they serve a purpose for? I see them on most WWII Messerschmits and todays jets engines...
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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 8:39 pmRe: Those round spinny things...
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:34 pmThey dispense the drinks at high altitudes. Duh :-/
Re: Those round spinny things...
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:35 pmYou mean the spirals painted spinners? They are mostly for show but also make it easier to see whether or not the turbines are spinning on jets but on props, they are purely ornamental.
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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:39 pmOh, maybe not, sorry... 
Re: Those round spinny things...
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:11 amUmm.. the engine turbines? ;D
Re: Those round spinny things...
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 8:20 amPainting spirals on jet-engines is a japanese invention from the 80
Re: Those round spinny things...
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 9:54 amThey are supposed to look like the eyes of a bird of prey when seen at a distance. I saw this on TV somewhere. Most birds have much better eyesight than humans so at a distance the plane will look like a hawk or something.
Just make sure the engine is not runnig when you paint one of those designs on it.
Jim
Just make sure the engine is not runnig when you paint one of those designs on it.
Jim
Re: Those round spinny things...
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 9:56 amThat's true about preventing bird strikes. Was that the same reason it was found on German WWII planes?
Jim
Jim
Re: Those round spinny things...
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:06 amIn WWII it was decorative.
Re: Those round spinny things...
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:56 amIn WWII it was decorative.
Very decorative.