3-bladed props for OS160FX

[DaveL322 at comcast.net]

...and a further variable....

It is quite difficult to measure the pitch of the prop without knowing the zero angle of attack of the airfoil used on the prop (which often changes along the span of the prop).  So the pitch reading from a pitch gauge is really just a reference.  For the most part, I've found that reducing the pitch of an APC close to the root results in a fairly equal reduction along the span of the prop (as measured on a Prather pitch gauge).

Regards,

Dave

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 I guess if you want to maintain a true helical pitch, if you are reducing the pitch then you will need to add some pitch back towards the tips. Higher pitch props have more twist along the blade than lower pitch props. So if you depitch at one point towards the root, then you end up with a blade that effectively has washout. Correct? That may be good for our purpose.

Bob.


Dean Pappas <d.pappas at kodeos.com> wrote:
Claudio,
Ideally you would twist the prop at several places to acheiv helical pitch. In practice, this is entirely unnecessary. Twist once, as close to the hub as practical, and that will work just fine. I see that Dave L added more detail to the procedure.

until later,
Dean Pappas 
Sr. Design Engineer 
Kodeos Communications 
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