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Cross-category Static Thrust Competition: Revision

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There will be a cross-category Static Thrust Competition at:

April 3-6,
Bensen Days, 40th Annual
Wauchula Fl
Static thrust competition - Gyros, Trikes, PPCs, Airboats, PPCs, FW welcome
http://www.bensendays.us.com
http://www.bensendays.net.

In preparation, I Static Thrust tested my four trikes today. My gyro is at another airport and I will test it later. Here are my results:

Rotax 277, 58” PowerFin, 2-blade = 200.2 lbs
Rotax 447, 68” Ivo, 2-blade = 300.6 lbs
Rotax 503, 70” PowerFin, 3-blade = 400.7 lbs
Continental A75, Warp Drive, 3-blade = 350.3 lbs

In summary, I was very happy with the Rotaxs but did not expect a lot out of the A-75.Warp. I've been shopping for a better prop for a while.

Out of curiosity, what are your results?

I’m posted this to try to generate some interest for a Static Thrust Competition at B-Days.
Typically you compete with others with the same engine…the props, carbs, re-drives and engine compression are the key variables.

Although static thrust does not tell the whole story, the resulting data does tell part of the story…plus this is great fun.