X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from relais.videotron.ca ([24.201.245.36] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1097502 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 09 May 2006 06:49:14 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.201.245.36; envelope-from=geryvon@videotron.ca Received: from AMDSEMPRON2400 ([24.201.214.149]) by VL-MO-MR001.ip.videotron.ca (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-2.05 (built Apr 28 2005)) with SMTP id <0IYZ00FP6VBUW870@VL-MO-MR001.ip.videotron.ca> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 09 May 2006 06:47:56 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 06:46:29 -0400 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?G=E9raldine_Berger_&_Yvon_Cournoyer?= Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: PROPELLER PITCH To: Rotary motors in aircraft Reply-to: =?iso-8859-1?Q?G=E9raldine_Berger_&_Yvon_Cournoyer?= Message-id: <000401c67356$06a75890$95d6c918@AMDSEMPRON2400> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: Thank you all people. I will keep you informed of my progress in installation and testing. Yvon. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alain Ouellet" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 11:22 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: PROPELLER PITCH > Yvon, > > I have a 3 blade 72" Warp Drive HP prop on a Lycoming O-320 150 on my > Zenith > CH300. > > It is set at 14 degrees. and perform quite well. You need a blade per > 50 to > 60 HP. > > Start at 14 and adjust by 1 deg max at a time. You may want to then go > =/- > 0.5 to find the sweet spot. > > more pitch = more cruise performance > less pitch = more climb performance > > They work quite well. > > Regards, > > Alain > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On > Behalf Of Géraldine Berger & Yvon Cournoyer > Sent: May 4, 2006 7:32 PM > To: Rotary motors in aircraft > Subject: [FlyRotary] PROPELLER PITCH > > > > The pitch of my old wood propeller which I am retiring is given in > inches, while my new Warp Drive uses degrees to set pitch. No > reference > to inches. > What is the relationship between the two methods of measurement? > Can you direct me to reference material (for the layman)? > Yvon > > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ >