contrarotating propellers
contrarotating propellers
[¦kän·trə′rō‚tād·iŋ prə′pel·ərz] (mechanical engineering)
A pair of propellers on concentric shafts, turning in opposite directions.
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contrarotating propellers
A set of two propellers mounted on the same shaft but rotating in opposite directions to reduce the torque to zero.
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