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Those round spinny things...

Postby flyboy 28 » Wed Dec 22, 2004 8:39 pm

What do they serve a purpose for? I see them on most WWII Messerschmits and todays jets engines...
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Re: Those round spinny things...

Postby Mobius » Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:34 pm

They dispense the drinks at high altitudes.  Duh :-/
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Re: Those round spinny things...

Postby chomp_rock » Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:35 pm

You 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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Postby Mobius » Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:39 pm

Oh, maybe not, sorry... :(

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Re: Those round spinny things...

Postby beefhole » Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:11 am

Umm.. the engine turbines?  ;D
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Re: Those round spinny things...

Postby JerryO » Thu Dec 23, 2004 8:20 am

Painting spirals on jet-engines is a japanese invention from the 80
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Re: Those round spinny things...

Postby jimclarke » Thu Dec 23, 2004 9:54 am

They 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. ;D

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Re: Those round spinny things...

Postby jimclarke » Thu Dec 23, 2004 9:56 am

That's true about preventing bird strikes.  Was that the same reason it was found on German WWII planes?

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Re: Those round spinny things...

Postby SilverFox441 » Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:06 am

In WWII it was decorative.
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Re: Those round spinny things...

Postby ATI_7500 » Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:56 am

In WWII it was decorative.


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