I wouldn't do it with my butt in the plane, and my butt will be in your plane when you get your hours flown off, so I do not recommend it. I have asked the VW Guru (Steve Bennett) about this also and IIRC he said no also. Something other than a wood prop may not break the crank at the nose with the Force 1 hub, but I have heard of cranks snapping between the #2 and #3 journals before.
Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Colin & Bev Rainey Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 3:44 PM To: KRnet Subject: KR> Prop I have read for several years about only running wooden props with VW direct drive. Alittle research shows that the main reason was the crankshaft failures near the keyway on the tip of the crankshaft wear the hub is. The Force One hub was designed to prevent this type of failure. If I have a Force One, then I should be able to run any prop I want since this is designed to eliminate the breakage problem at the snout of crank. I would like to run a ground adjustable Warp Drive prop. Colin & Beverly Rainey Apex Lending, Inc. www.eloan2004cr.com crai...@apexlending.com 407-323-6960 _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
