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  • Comment on "Prop Strike"

    ...rifugal and longitudinal pressure forces are focused outward towards prop tip. The prop tip repair will therefore alw...er blades) are equally balanced prior to refitting. Best left to the prop pro's. Saving a few dolla...

  • Comment on "Verner Factory"

    ...cause their test two blade 2 meters long wooden prop was designed especially for t...0kg only. Jany uses ordinary 3 blades 1.8 meter prop. Because the engine does not...veryone ignite is going by full power direct to prop and it could damage blades. T...

  • Comment on "Prop Strike"

    ...engine was revved to start movement........the prop flexed and the tips contacted...at there needs to be more clearance between the prop and the keel so we will proba...r a prop like this? The leading edge of the prop is brass and the rest is fibr...

  • Comment on "Testing my "Engine Out" flying skills."

    Thanks Ken, you are so right - sit back and relax - and something that most guys don't know is that the glide ratio is much better with the prop static than the prop turning at idling speed, as there is less drag from a static prop!By the way this was from 2 300ft AGL.   

  • Comment on "Colorado Fall Color Mountains"

    ...ey reach their max effectivity by aeroelastic bending. Like my ex Peszke prop. Blades are very thin but ver...max effectivity with air. You can try it and you will see the same. The prop have better effectivity than...

  • Comment on "Prop Strike"

    Hey Wile, I may have to cut about 3-4 inches in total off because that Kiev prop flexes so much. What kind of prop are you using? does it also flex quite a bit?

  • Comment on "from the ground"

    ...utes 1 hour or 2 hours of managed flight. In air shots have wind and prop noise. I was flying the trike...is minimal. Vibration negligent. Very nice change from piston power. New prop designs will lower the prop n...

  • Comment on "BMW 1200 GS"

    It is a great prop. I sort of wished it would have worked. I traded it to a guy who put it on a fixed wing and then bought me the Warp Drive. The WD looks like something out of Road Warrior movie. My prop spin is right or clockwise push. I sure would like to fly at some of your meets.

  • Comment on "Cross-category Static Thrust Competition"

    ...is is cool.  Can't wait to see the results.  How much does prop pitch play into the equation?...have my stock configuration of 80HP Rotax 912 UL with an Arplast 3 blade prop- not sure what the prop diame...