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...ressure forces are focused outward towards prop tip. The prop tip repair will therefore always be tr...o separate from the prop. A small or minor repair along the length is fine prov...anced prior to refitting. Best left to the prop pro's. Saving a few dollars...
Link to Ken's other article More Radical Prop Repair FAA Article on Prop care and Inspection as well: http://alltrikes.com/elgg/pages/view/4327/faa-safety-tip-propeller-basics#.UrM2Y41Q1YI- ...p; If you go for a four blade prop I would suggest that you buy one that you can repair yourself. Carbon fibe...Warp Drive brand) are easily repairable by me by simply using bak...nbsp; Aerolux is an excellent prop but if you brake a blade you ha...
- ...s revved to start movement........the prop flexed and the tips contacted...eeds to be more clearance between the prop and the keel so we will proba...xperience with or knowledge of how to repair a prop like this? The leading edge of the prop is brass and the rest is fibreg...
- I really appreciate these Propeller repair articles Ken !! Thanks for posting stuff like this you guy...previous article too so people can more easily find both: DIY Propeller repair...
- Thank you all for your comments and tips on prop repair. I now have a good idea of what I need to do......however I will wait to hear from the manufactures rep to get their input...
- .../ pro take a look at them for repair (I've seen very nice fa...by Bolly). Even larger prop injuries should be grounds fo...ve never come near to doing a prop repair that needed fibers embedded i...re have been plenty of trikes props disintegrating though-- it see...
- ...dmit that dings and divots I have repaired with epoxy have been quit...by manufacturer or a professional prop repair person. I still believe...Unless you see one or more cracks propagating down the blade the integ...d experience with John Fetz's repairs, I have heard from plenty of...
- Yes it is. Mr Verner was very surprised, because their test two blade 2 meters long wooden prop was designed especially for this engine a...ly. Jany uses ordinary 3 blades 1.8 meter prop. Because the engine does not...e ignite is going by full power direct to prop a...
- 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.