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Airplanes has no need for a transmission like a car. A propeller runs efficiently at about 2000 RPM as for most piston engines.
The only transmission found will be in the form of a reduction gear, between the engine and the propeller. Most turboprops will have this feature, since the engines rotates at very high rpm, converted into high torque, low rpm for the propeller.
Many airplanes can change the angle of their propellers, making them produce more thrust, at a higher "angle of attack" with a slower speed. So we are getting the same work done at a lower rotation speed, which is the principle of a transmission.
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Do a small airplane used a automatic transmission?
They use a fixed, gear reduction transmission which reduces the number of rotations of the propeller from the number of rotations of the crankshift. The pilot doesn't do any shifting.
What is an aerogram?
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What was the name of the airplane in the movie Airplane?
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How many gears are there in an air craft?
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What is the front of an airplane called?
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Which came first the parachute or the airplane?
the airplane was first because what would the parachute be needed before the airplane? Correct answer is airplane!(:
How much do the wings of an airplane weigh?
Airplane? What airplane? My paper airplane wings weigh less than 8 grams.
