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![]() well, a rather new company, variprop, has a prop they assure me will work fine.
pros smaller than aerocomp, a big issue because of prop strikes longer extension, an issue for good air flow Price is excellent cons a new company A NEW COMPANY a non fiberglass covered wood prop. I've made a deal with the owner to supply me in trust with my attorney all specs for making parts that are not readily available in case he ever goes out of business. Ive contacted gary hertzler to see if he can glass the prop for me. I hope i can arrange it otherwise the pusher configuration seems to get more FOD damage than tractor configurations and the bigger and more expensive aerocomp will have to fit the bill
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Enjoy the build,njut av byggandet, godere il costruire, nyd bygningen, geniesse den Bau, apolafse tin kataskevi, disfrute la construcción, curta a construção, Pidä hauskaa rakentamisen parissa, bouw lekker,uživaj grade?inaslajdaites postroikoi, geniet die bou dust maker of wood, fiberglass, foam dust, metal bits and one day a Cozy will pop out and swiftly whisk me from meeting old friends and family to adventures throughout the world |
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![]() well, just talked to aerocomposits and they can make the prop 68 inches
hard 5,000 decision, but i'll probably go with the aero Sorry vari, hard to go with a start up
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Enjoy the build,njut av byggandet, godere il costruire, nyd bygningen, geniesse den Bau, apolafse tin kataskevi, disfrute la construcción, curta a construção, Pidä hauskaa rakentamisen parissa, bouw lekker,uživaj grade?inaslajdaites postroikoi, geniet die bou dust maker of wood, fiberglass, foam dust, metal bits and one day a Cozy will pop out and swiftly whisk me from meeting old friends and family to adventures throughout the world |
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![]() Check is in the mail to aerocomposits
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Enjoy the build,njut av byggandet, godere il costruire, nyd bygningen, geniesse den Bau, apolafse tin kataskevi, disfrute la construcción, curta a construção, Pidä hauskaa rakentamisen parissa, bouw lekker,uživaj grade?inaslajdaites postroikoi, geniet die bou dust maker of wood, fiberglass, foam dust, metal bits and one day a Cozy will pop out and swiftly whisk me from meeting old friends and family to adventures throughout the world |
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![]() had a funny conversation with prop mfg. They think i am concerned with getting the tail as small as possible, smaller than their smallest hub assembly of 13"
Well, I'm not. my concern is smoooooooooooth airflow. bringing the cowl at a rate that provides the most "clean" air to the back of the plane without causing turbulence. Heck, i hope i can do it with just a 14" hub, the plane will tell me when i build the prop. They are sending me a hub fixture of the max length possible the smallest size is of no import, there is no blade that close to the hub to produce thrust
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Enjoy the build,njut av byggandet, godere il costruire, nyd bygningen, geniesse den Bau, apolafse tin kataskevi, disfrute la construcción, curta a construção, Pidä hauskaa rakentamisen parissa, bouw lekker,uživaj grade?inaslajdaites postroikoi, geniet die bou dust maker of wood, fiberglass, foam dust, metal bits and one day a Cozy will pop out and swiftly whisk me from meeting old friends and family to adventures throughout the world |
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![]() i ain't building no prop, the cowl, the cowl will tell me
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Enjoy the build,njut av byggandet, godere il costruire, nyd bygningen, geniesse den Bau, apolafse tin kataskevi, disfrute la construcción, curta a construção, Pidä hauskaa rakentamisen parissa, bouw lekker,uživaj grade?inaslajdaites postroikoi, geniet die bou dust maker of wood, fiberglass, foam dust, metal bits and one day a Cozy will pop out and swiftly whisk me from meeting old friends and family to adventures throughout the world |
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![]() When you say, "hub" do you mean prop extension? Not sure where or how its measured but a 14" hub seems like a large diameter.
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![]() On the aero composits prop, there is no "extension, they build the extension as part of the prop. I think the maximum is about 5.7 inches.
the 14" i am talking about and had written about very poorly is the mounting plate for the prop spinner.
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Enjoy the build,njut av byggandet, godere il costruire, nyd bygningen, geniesse den Bau, apolafse tin kataskevi, disfrute la construcción, curta a construção, Pidä hauskaa rakentamisen parissa, bouw lekker,uživaj grade?inaslajdaites postroikoi, geniet die bou dust maker of wood, fiberglass, foam dust, metal bits and one day a Cozy will pop out and swiftly whisk me from meeting old friends and family to adventures throughout the world |
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![]() Well I am now in possession of a prop manual and a spinner hub, prop will be here in a week or 2
the spinner hub is for a 15" spinner, the smallest i could bring the lower cowl down to without tripping airflow.
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Enjoy the build,njut av byggandet, godere il costruire, nyd bygningen, geniesse den Bau, apolafse tin kataskevi, disfrute la construcción, curta a construção, Pidä hauskaa rakentamisen parissa, bouw lekker,uživaj grade?inaslajdaites postroikoi, geniet die bou dust maker of wood, fiberglass, foam dust, metal bits and one day a Cozy will pop out and swiftly whisk me from meeting old friends and family to adventures throughout the world |
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![]() Guess what happened today?
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Enjoy the build,njut av byggandet, godere il costruire, nyd bygningen, geniesse den Bau, apolafse tin kataskevi, disfrute la construcción, curta a construção, Pidä hauskaa rakentamisen parissa, bouw lekker,uživaj grade?inaslajdaites postroikoi, geniet die bou dust maker of wood, fiberglass, foam dust, metal bits and one day a Cozy will pop out and swiftly whisk me from meeting old friends and family to adventures throughout the world |
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![]() Looks like somebody just took delivery of a new three blade prop!
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![]() In my buddies heat&cooling office, plenty of room till i need it
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Enjoy the build,njut av byggandet, godere il costruire, nyd bygningen, geniesse den Bau, apolafse tin kataskevi, disfrute la construcción, curta a construção, Pidä hauskaa rakentamisen parissa, bouw lekker,uživaj grade?inaslajdaites postroikoi, geniet die bou dust maker of wood, fiberglass, foam dust, metal bits and one day a Cozy will pop out and swiftly whisk me from meeting old friends and family to adventures throughout the world |
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![]() Quote:
Say, what's that funny 3 pointed box behind you? Ah, a ceiling fan! |
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![]() Could you? Will you show us what was in the 3-pronged box? Is the diameter 68"? IIRC, it will be powered by a TIO-360 Continental? And is a constant speed --right?
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