"British Aircraft of World War II" covers everything from the
famous fighters and bombers of frontline units, such as the
Spitfire, Hurricane, Mosquito and Lancaster, to trainers, civilian
impressed aircraft and experimental airplanes that were tried and
tested between 1939 and 1945.
A propeller whose blades have been rotated so that the leading
and trailing edges are nearly parallel with the aircraft flight
path to stop or minimize drag and engine rotation. Normally used to
indicate shutdown of a reciprocating or turboprop engine due to
malfunction.
"All Ospreys in flight operation have the
modifications, including those that are deployed. The modifications
have also been fully incorporated into the V-22 production line so
that new aircraft will not require further modification after
leaving the factory... Since this incident, 100 percent of the V-22
fleet has had the mods installed and there have been no additional
occurrences of incidents of this type."
Source: Marine Corps spokesman Maj. Eric Dent.
Investigators have determined an in-flight fire that broke out
onboard a Bell-Boeing Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey during a training
flight last year was caused by hydraulic fluid leaking onto an
exhaust cooling component in the aircraft's left engine nacelle.
The report also notes a similar fi
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