If the crew thought one engine had failed, there is no evidence in the reports that they put the propeller in neutral gear, or " feathering, " a step needed to allow it to spin freely, reducing drag and making the plane easier to fly on one engine.
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It was based on two Ford Model T chassis fitted with flanged steel tyres and coupled back-to-back, this rail minibus or petrol multiple unit seated 18 in each carriage and was driven from one end only, the rearward-facing car running in neutral gear with the engine switched off.
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"How I Learned to Drive, " as directed by fast-rising star Mark Brokaw with a cast led by Morse and the captivating Mary-Louise Parker, is both wryly objective ( right down to its Brechtian titles, taken from driving manuals, for each scene : " Idling in the Neutral Gear " ) and deeply empathetic; angry and compassionate; light-handed and devastating.
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This system, named power split , allows the engine to have a " neutral gear " : when the engine turns ( connected to the sun gear of the epicyclic system ), the variator ( i . e ., the planetary gears ) will compensate for the engine rotation, so the outer ring gear ( which provides output ) remains stationary.
