No idea what that was supposed to mean.
My totally irrelevant comment was in regards to “bunkerhill’s” comment “Oh, that`s just a TBF torque trim tab.”
The aircraft in the photo in Post #5 is a TBF/M Avenger, which had a radial engine producing 1900 hp and loads of Torque. A third of one wing shot away was about what was required to counteract the torque & “P-factor” (propeller) from that powerful an engine. Ergo the “TBF torque trim tab”
“ comment. The F4U Corsair of Black Sheep Squadron fame was far worse for having so much torque & P-factor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F4U
The T-28 I mentioned was the T-28 Trojan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-28_Trojan
Sorry for the confusion, but once you go down that rabbit trail, there’s no turning back. After all, Jimmy Carter’s killer bunny may be out there!
Need I say /sarc.
citizen;
I only understood part of it as well.
But I know the reason for the knowledge of those who do and we all should be thankful to them.
A hearty “Thank you” to those men and women who gave us the luxury of being ignorant of the details necessary to operate such machines so we all could live a peaceful normal life.