Thanks.... I have a fixed pitch 2 blade, but the idea of a 3 appeals to me given the high rpm a vw powered kr turns, and the diameter limits that imposes On Sep 25, 2012 6:11 AM, "Matt Elder" <mel...@mbfab.com> wrote:
> I ran the 3-blade (60") Tech-3 on my other experimental (not a KR, and > much slower) and it worked okay, but I got a lot better climb (50%) AND > cruise (20%) by going to their Tech-2 2 blade (68"). The larger dia was > a better match (more efficient) for the RPM the prop was turning. I > will say that they are nicely built, easy to adjust, and GSC customer > service is top notch. > > I can't say enough good things about them, but my gut feel is the stock > Tech-3/2 won't be a good match for the KR application - depending on > which envelope you want to push. I'm pretty sure that he'll make custom > blades though. > I think the best thing to do is to give Rick Peter (owner) a call and > talk to him about the application and see what he thinks. (250) 549-3772 > > -- > Matt Elder > MB Fabrication > > > On 9/24/2012 9:03 PM, Dave Acklam wrote: > > Their 3blade ground adjustable seems interesting... > > > > Any feedback? > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > > 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://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
