At 06:37 PM 11/9/2006, you wrote: >But saying all that >aircraft props are still a black art even 100 years after the Wrights >invented the modern aircraft propeller. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I caught part of a show last night that said modern props are maybe 85 to 90 percent efficient. The Wright prop, tested today, hit 81 percent. You might say they got it almost exactly right on their first try. Larry Flesner
