Brian Kraut wrote: > I am about to order a set of Grove gear and I wanted to double check my prop > clearance first. What prop diameters are people using with the Corvair?
I don't have Grove gear (just standard Diehl taildragger), but my prop is 52.5" in diameter and I have right at 7.75" with properly inflated tires and full fuel tanks, no pilot or passengers, airplane level. I'm not sure there's anybody with Grove gear running a Corvair yet, but somebody's welcome to prove me wrong. Just for reference sake, the lowest part of my stub wing's airfoil is 17" off the floor (17.25" to the lowest part of the main spar). My thrust line is 2.375" below the top of the top longerons. Wheels are Clevelands (not that it matters) with Lamb 11 x 4.00-5 tires. Maybe with a little extrapolation... Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net --------------------------------------------------------------
