zero-pitch propeller

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• reverse/reversible pitch propeller — A propeller whose blade pitch can be reversed beyond zero, enabling it to exert a braking effect. This feature is used after touchdown and during ground maneuvering. Also called a braking propeller. See reverse pitch …   Aviation dictionary

• pitch control — i. That giving manual control of the propeller pitch as is done in a constant speed unit where datum is moved manually. In a variable pitch propeller, the act of changing the pitch of the propeller. The pitch changes are done through pitch… …   Aviation dictionary

• pitch of a propeller — The distance a propeller would advance in one rotation if it were not creating thrust. Also called experimental mean pitch or zero thrust pitch. See pitch (ii) or experimental mean pitch …   Aviation dictionary

• zero-thrust pitch — The distance a propeller would have to advance in one rotation when producing zero thrust. Also called an experimental mean pitch …   Aviation dictionary

• braking propeller — A propeller in which propeller pitch can be reversed quickly through zero pitch, enabling the propellers to exert a braking effect. This quality is used after touchdown and in ground maneuvering. Now commonly referred to as a reverse pitch… …   Aviation dictionary

• experimental mean pitch — The distance a propeller would have to advance in one rotation to give no thrust. Also called a zero thrust pitch …   Aviation dictionary

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