Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 08:39:22 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from pop3.olsusa.com ([63.150.212.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b2) with ESMTP id 1280241 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 03 Jun 2002 06:38:11 -0400 Received: from smtp.comcast.net ([24.153.64.2]) by pop3.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-71866U8000L800S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Mon, 3 Jun 2002 06:32:52 -0400 Received: from hppav (bgp922080bgs.brghtn01.mi.comcast.net [68.40.233.177]) by mtaout04.icomcast.net (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.1 HotFix 0.8 (built May 13 2002)) with SMTP id <0GX400D0SLJGO1@mtaout04.icomcast.net> for lancair.list@olsusa.com; Mon, 03 Jun 2002 06:38:10 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 06:39:00 -0400 From: Lloyd Dunlap Subject: 360 Props X-Original-To: Lancair List X-Original-Message-id: <002b01c20aea$df54d920$b1e92844@brghtn01.mi.comcast.net> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal Just a little correction on this thread... The factory demonstrator was a 320 with a Hartzell compact which had been shortened 14 inches... My understanding is that this type of "major" modification to blades upsets the harmonics and or dampening. The ratios on blade chord length, width, and taper ARE critical ! Lloyd Dunlap Lancair 360 N214MM 230 HP 68 " prop slightly shortened Arrow blades Beech Sierra Hub HC-M2/YR