Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.71] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 359653 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 10 Aug 2004 11:47:14 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.71; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040810154644.YRGO1787.imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Tue, 10 Aug 2004 11:46:44 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Better hurry Ed Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:44:47 -0500 Message-ID: <017101c47ef0$f6f0bf00$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0172_01C47EC7.0E1AB700" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0172_01C47EC7.0E1AB700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Gentlemen, What is a monster prop, please? Yvon=20 =20 Yvon,=20 =20 I'm not sure who came up with the nickname, but it refers to the huge = prop that is needed for the 2.85 ratio drive, when going from a 2.17 drive. = I'm going from Tracy's old 68" x 71" prop, to the new 74" x 88" prop, just = like Tracy did. Ed is going to a 76" diameter, because Tracy thought it = would be slightly better than 74, and his RV-6A will support the longer prop. = Not going to be much clearance with a 74" prop on the RV-3. Perhaps it will = be the first time I enjoy cutting the grass :-) =20 =20 Rusty=20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0172_01C47EC7.0E1AB700 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Gentlemen, What is a monster prop,=20 please?
Yvon 
 
Yvon,=20
 
I'm not sure=20 who came up with the nickname, but it refers to the huge prop that is = needed for=20 the 2.85 ratio drive, when going from a 2.17 drive.  I'm going from = Tracy's=20 old 68" x 71" prop, to the new 74" x 88" prop, just like Tracy = did. =20 Ed is going to a 76" diameter, because Tracy thought it would be = slightly better=20 than 74, and his RV-6A will support the longer prop.   Not = going to be=20 much clearance with a 74" prop on the RV-3.  Perhaps it will be the = first=20 time I enjoy cutting the grass  :-) 
 
Rusty=20
 
 
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