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Hi Ron
I will have test results and perhaps a video of operation as well
once it is installed. From what I know is that the prop will only
go to reverse when the rpm drops below 1250rpm. The prop I have
right now does about 1200rpm on landing, so I could engage this
right than, but even after 1 second it should be enough to stop
the plane easier and using less runway and less brakes.
I do not intend to full blast reverse (unless there is an
emergency), so keeping prop and skin damages under control.
The W&B yes that will be an issue as it seems that my prop
right now is 20lbs heavier...so I just cut off a part of the tail
lol
== Ronald
On 2/14/13 2:48 PM, Ron Galbraith wrote:
It
seems the discussion on the full feathering prop and non full
feathering prop vs drag has kind of missed the whole point
behind the full feathering prop. The full feathering prop
will go to full feather when you lose all oil pressure, and
the standard prop will go to minimum pitch (high drag)
configuration with the lose of oil pressure. The Prop
governors work opposite and are not interchangeable. The best
of both worlds is the "counter weighted" prop. This prop goes
to full coarse pitch with the loss of oil pressure and uses
the same gov. at the full feathering prop. I have the 4 blade
MT Prop counter weighted and I know Brent Regan and Bob
Pastusek have them as well as others, but I'd bet most of the
folks out there didn't even know they existed.
I will be very interested to see how the full reversing prop
works that Ronald just ordered. I'm sure you can go full
feather as well as reverse and even if it takes a few seconds
to get to reverse, in most cases this would be enough time say
in case there was ice on the runway. It's always very handy
to back up from time to time too. The weight of the reversing
prop will be quite a bit lighter than the full feather metal
prop though, so there might be some W&B issues in a IVP.
Ron
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