German Props in World War Two 3 vs. 4 blade

In this video we cover two main topics, German constant speed propellers and the question of 3 vs. 4 blade props. We check out some NACA reports, get a bit into some Glenn Curtis stuff, Guggenheim and more.

You may want to check out the previous videos in this series. There are two of them:
   • Santos Dumont, Wright Brothers, and P...   and    • Advancements In Propellers 1909-1942  

This video should stand on it's own assuming you have some knowledge of constant speed props, if not, you may want to watch those other two first or there is a risk this one won't make sense.

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Updates:
I should have pointed out that a few German planes did have 4 blade props. I may make a follow up video about this. However the bombers so equipped didn't have central cannons, which supports my main point. The 190 V18 did, but it was a prototype and Focke Wulf gave up on it and went back to three blades and used it with their central cannon equipped fighters, I think that also supports my main point. In regards to the K-14, I dont' think it even existed.

The "109C Pictured" caption was obviously supposed to be a bit later when the 109C is pictured and I'm talking about a 109B. The editing software moved it and I didn't notice because it's white on a white background, but I'm not going to re-upload the video to fix it because my viewers are smart enough to realize that a Stuka isn't a 109, and are smart enough not to care about insignificant mistakes that have zero effect on the content being delivered.