X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [206.46.252.46] (HELO vms046pub.verizon.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 912529 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 23 Apr 2005 17:30:45 -0400 Received: from [63.24.48.27] ([63.24.115.64]) by vms046.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2 HotFix 0.04 (built Dec 24 2004)) with ESMTPA id <0IFF009TJ52XKOU0@vms046.mailsrvcs.net> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 23 Apr 2005 16:30:36 -0500 (CDT) Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:07:03 -0700 From: Ken Welter Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Warp Drive response... In-reply-to: X-Sender: res0c5l1@incoming.verizon.net To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="============_-1097830255==_ma============" References: --============_-1097830255==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" I have 1300 hrs flying on a Warp drive on my coot and it works great as it produces good static thrust but I hear that they don't work as well on high speed planes. Also I have had a prop hub plate crack, the plate that mounts to redrive is made from 3/8 inch plate where the other plate is 1/4 inch, this may work fine on a tractor as its under a compression load but on a pusher its under a tension load and I think that both should be 3/8 inch. Warp drive never made me the 3/8 inch plate so I ended up making my own, if y6u order a prop for a pusher I would demand that both plates are made from 3/8 inch plate. Ken >The warp drive people seem to indicate that their prop is capable of >handling the HP of a turbo 13B (250 hp/220 mph).. For the price that >is quite amazing.. Any comments, practical experience, wilda$$ >guesses? > >Dave --============_-1097830255==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Re: [FlyRotary] Warp Drive response...
  I have 1300 hrs flying on a Warp drive on my coot and it works great as it produces good static thrust but I hear that they don't work as well on high speed planes.
 Also I have had a prop hub plate crack, the plate that mounts to redrive is made from 3/8 inch plate where the other plate is 1/4 inch, this may work fine on a tractor as its under a compression load but on a pusher its under a tension load and I think that both should be 3/8 inch.
  Warp drive never made me the 3/8 inch plate so I ended up making my own, if y6u order a prop for a pusher I would demand that both plates are made from 3/8 inch plate.
  Ken



The warp drive people seem to indicate that their prop is capable of handling the HP of a turbo 13B (250 hp/220 mph).. For the price that is quite amazing.. Any comments, practical experience, wilda$$ guesses?
 
Dave
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