[Amps] Muffin Fans

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**  The Consolidated B-36 was a pusher type aircraft.  The sucky side of 
the 6-propellers passing by the wings' trailing edges created a beating 
noise that shook the earth below.  
>
>I once built a pusher aircraft.  Among the designers and builders, no one 
>seemed to care whether the air was being pulled or pushed.  The aircraft 
>did not know the difference.  About the only concern was the center of 
>gravity and what the aircraft would do in a spin, since aft c/g and flat 
>spins are not conducive to long term good health.  
> 
>Some early aircraft designers especially liked pusher aircraft because 
>there was less chance of shooting your propeller off during battle (before 
>they synchronized the guns with the props).  The aircraft designers 
>figured out that obstructions in front or back of the propeller made 
>little difference in the performance of the aircraft.
> ...

-  R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K, 
www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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