At 10:06 AM 5/4/2006, you wrote: >Steven, > In my opinion............... The average experimental seems to need >about 7 to 8 inches of prop clearance, when the plane is level. >There are lots of high time guys out there flying them with less than >that, but that seems to keep the average guy out of trouble. Bobby
If I remember correctly, certificated aircraft are supposed to have a minimum of 9 inches of clearance in level attitude when loaded to gross weight. That is a pretty good number to aim for. Don Reid - donreid "at" peoplepc.com Bumpass, Va Visit my web sites at: AeroFoil, a 2-D Airfoil Design And Analysis Computer Program: http://aerofoilengineering.com KR2XL construction: http://aerofoilengineering.com/KR/KR2XL.htm Aviation Surplus: http://aerofoilengineering.com/PartsListing/Airparts.htm EAA Chapter 231: http://eaa231.org Ultralights: http://usua250.org VA EAA Regional Fly-in: http://vaeaa.org
