Have you ever seen or can you imagine a wood deck on your patio that has been harshly pressure washed by someone who doesn't know what there doing or how to do it? That's what happens to the unprotected prop. The rain starts to tear away the little fibres on the leading edge and that degrades the prop airflow as it wears away.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Lee Winnig" <mlwin...@hotmail.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 1:27 PM Subject: KR> RE: Wood Prop Question By "OBLITERATING" do you mean that you wouldn't want to fly with it again, or that you were lucky to be able to land with the thing in the first place (or something in between)??? Marc Lee Winnig mlwin...@hotmail.com (815) 301-5011 Cell and Vonage (801) 749-9460 FAX > From: n5...@hiwaay.net> To: kr...@mylist.net> Subject: Re: KR> My Purchase > of KR-2 in Iowa! - Wood Prop Question> Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 > 10:51:28 -0600> > Marc Lee Winnig wrote:> > > One wood prop question... I > hear they don't like running in the rain. > > Just how serious is that > limitation? (Are we talking anything above a > > mist, heavy downpour, or > what?).> > You'll probably hear some good stories on this thread, but I > can tell you > that my Sensenich with urethane leading edge has seen a few > hours of light > and moderate rain with no noticeable effect. But on the > other hand I've > heard stories of folks flying into heavy rain and > obliterating the prop in a > matter of minutes.> > Mark Langford, > Huntsville, Alabama> see KR2S project N56ML at > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford> email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net> > > > _______________________________________> 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 _________________________________________________________________ All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC. Get a free 90-day trial! http://www.windowsonecare.com/purchase/trial.aspx?sc_cid=wl_wlmail _______________________________________ 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
