The wheels spin the prop so it pushes back against the wind, so the effective wind at the propeller is greater than the actual wind. Wind plus reverse thrust = faster.
Mechanics is Counter-Intuitive Part MCMXIV
- (Another Scott)
- (4)
- July 3, 2021, 11:16:18 PM EDT
Awesome, a follow-up!
- (drook)
- July 4, 2021, 12:13:13 AM EDT
I don't consider that "counter-intuitive"
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (2)
- July 4, 2021, 12:15:35 AM EDT
That's backwards
- (drook)
- (1)
- July 4, 2021, 01:53:02 AM EDT
Ah, yes, I see how that would work.
- (Andrew Grygus)
- July 4, 2021, 12:53:56 PM EDT