Flight tests on a torquemeter installed on Gipsy Queen 71 engine on dove aircraft
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1955-02
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The torquemeter failed at 178 hrs. 50 minutes flying. Torquemeter powers compared with engine powers deduced from maker's curves give the following results:
- At low BHP readings the torquemeter tends to over-read
- At high BHP readings the torquemeter tends to under-read.