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Subject: RE: Europa-List: 2-blade props
From: Karl Heindl <kheindl@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:07:08

Graham=2C


Yes=2C every choice has its pros and cons. If it hadn't been for my MG proj
ect=2C I would have been quite happy to carry on with the Warp Drive. It pe
rformed well=2C and you can't beat the exterior carbon finish=2C as opposed
 to painted or varnished propellers. 

But I also had to have feathering=2C and the Airmaster hub had become very 
expensive. I am not really wild about automatic pitch control=3B I would pr
efer just manual=2C with an accurate display in percent or degrees of pitch
. I don't think there is such an animal.


Karl


Date: Fri=2C 16 Apr 2010 07:32:26 +0000
From: grahamsingleton@btinternet.com
Subject: Re: Europa-List: 2-blade props


Karl
Cost I suspect. Most things are a compromise


Graham=2C

Why do most GA aircraft have 2-blade props  ?

Karl


Date: Thu=2C 15 Apr 2010 22:54:04 +0000
From: grahamsingleton@btinternet.com
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Weight reduction - Brake Discs


Frans
in theory only is a 2 blade more efficient=2C you get more vibration that c
an't be balanced out. More vibration gives more disruption to laminar flow 
so more drag.
This is also why 2 blade windmills are more likely to throw blades. 2 blade
s don't cope with non axial air flow=2C multi blades do
Graham


From: Frans Veldman <frans@privatepilots.nl>
Sent: Thursday=2C 15 April=2C 2010 23:14:32
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Weight reduction - Brake Discs


Get a two blade prop. One blade of a CS prop is 4Kg's worth. Apart from
that=2C it cruises more efficiently=2C cutting down on fuel (read: weight).

Frans


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