Found a interesting site that goes to the basics. http://www.thaitechnics.com/propeller/prop_intro.html
--- Rick Human <rahu...@ev1.net> wrote: > Looks reasonable to me (but I'm not an engineer) - > in case you didn't > recognise the author he is a design engineer for > Cessna and the chief > designer for their LSA. So I would trust his > judgement. But saying all that > aircraft props are still a black art even 100 years > after the Wrights > invented the modern aircraft propeller. Every maker > seems to have his own > methods of measuring, airfoils, platform, etc. all > of which contribute to > the (prop's) success or failure in the real world. > > When I plugged in my numbers the results (dia & > pitch) are the same as what > Streba suggested. > > Rick Human > Houston, Texas > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barry Kruyssen" <k...@bigpond.com> > To: "'KRnet'" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 4:49 PM > Subject: KR> Propeller Design > > > > Hi All > > > > I found this Excel spread sheet that may shed some > light on propeller > design > > > > > http://www.eaa.org/benefits/sportaviation/S407-PropDesign.xls > > > > Any comments????????? > > > > Regards > > Barry Kruyssen > > Cairns, Australia > > k...@bigpond.com > > http://www.users.bigpond.com/kr2/kr2.htm > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > RED ____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index
