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Old 11th September 2008, 14:46
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Re: Luftwaffe desynchronised aero engines.

This is a matter of adjusting the revolutions of the engines so that the propellors are revolving at the same speed - in synchrony. When propellors rotate at different speeds there will be time when they coincide and times when they don't, producing a beat in the noise, a regular rise and fall. This is generally considered annoying and tiring to the crew, but was thought to confuse sound detectors.
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