Does anybody know if the Arplast blades would fit a Warp Drive HD hub? My
beloved Catto
3 blade is down for repairs after a prop strike. I was at the runup area d
oing a full power
static test in a 20 mph wind holding the tail down with full back stick. A
172 came by and
blasted me with his prop and that was too much for the elevator to deal wit
h. The tail came
up and the prop struck pavement lightly before I got the tail back down. O
h well.
I like the WD hub but hate the blades on my 125 hp Soob. The 130mm wide A
rplast blades look attractive!
Glenn
From: air.guerner@orange.frTo: europa-list@matronics.comSubject: Europa-Lis
t: Prop advice fixed pitch - Warpdrive or Arplast ?Date: Thu=2C 17 Jul 2008
Jean Paul=2C
I do not know about performances but the Arplast blades are more flexible a
nd therefore should run smoother than the Warp Drive. Arplast blades leadin
g edge is unprotected and will erode when flying in rain. The first thing t
o do is to check with your GSAC if they would approve the use of Arplast. I
believe they would ask you to prove that it is approved by the kit manufac
turer. As the only prop approved by the Europa factory is the Warp Drive or
the Airmaster with Warp Drive blades=2C I am afraid you may be in trouble.
Desol=E9 de t'avoir rat=E9 =E0 Vichy!
Remi Guerner
F-PGKL
- purchase new blades from Warpdrive (cheap and straightforward)- replace w
ith an Arplast Ecoprop. From misc readings it looks better designedthan the
Warpdrive=2C question being if the extra performance worths the extra cost
.
_________________________________________________________________
Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger.
http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_mess
enger2_072008
|