Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 11:56:51 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from a34-mta02.direcway.com ([66.82.4.91] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b4) with ESMTP id 120732 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 02 Jun 2004 11:27:13 -0400 Received: from C1 (dpc691916001.direcpc.com [69.19.16.1]) by a34-mta02.direcway.com (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.12 (built Feb 13 2003)) with SMTP id <0HYO00IE6TKAO4@a34-mta02.direcway.com> for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 02 Jun 2004 11:26:43 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 08:26:40 -0700 From: Bill Hogarty Subject: Re: [LML] Hartzell propellors X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-Message-id: <007701c448b6$04adc000$4ab0040a@C1> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Boundary_(ID_b2E+a27uby0ud0/+vFpVFA)" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_b2E+a27uby0ud0/+vFpVFA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Ian: After my ground acrobatics in Las Vegas, my local prop shop told me the same thing. (hub no good) My prop was pretty bad, tho; the blades were reversed, bent backwards and the tips were worn off. The good news was that the crankshaft was not damaged altho it cost over $ 6K to find that out. There does seem to be used props out there, especially from the builders upgrading to the turboprop. Lancair even had a used prop for sale. Good luck. Bill Hogarty ----- Original Message ----- From: Ian Crowe To: Lancair Mailing List Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 1:27 PM Subject: [LML] Hartzell propellors I am having difficulty with the prop shops up here in Canada, who are telling me that in the event of a prop strikeyou cannot just replace the blades but must also replace the hub. This is a new prop! Can anyone shed some personal light on this and tell me what you did when the prop was damaged for whatever reason? Did you get replacement blades? Did you have to replace the hub? Does anyone have any bright ideas as to a substitute prop which might cost less? Regards Ian Crowe --Boundary_(ID_b2E+a27uby0ud0/+vFpVFA) Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT
Ian:
 
After my ground acrobatics in Las Vegas, my local prop shop told me the same thing. (hub no good) My prop was pretty bad, tho;  the blades were reversed, bent backwards and the tips were worn off.  The good news was that the crankshaft was not damaged altho it cost over $ 6K to find that out.
 
There does seem to be used props out there, especially from the builders upgrading to the
turboprop.  Lancair even had a used prop for sale.  Good luck.  Bill Hogarty
----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Crowe
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 1:27 PM
Subject: [LML] Hartzell propellors

I am having difficulty with the prop shops up here in Canada, who are telling me that in the event of  a prop strikeyou cannot just replace the blades but must also replace the hub.  This is a new prop!
 
Can anyone shed some personal light on this and tell me what you did when the prop was damaged for whatever reason?  Did you get replacement blades?  Did you have to replace the hub?
 
Does anyone have any bright ideas as to a substitute prop which might cost less?
 
Regards
 
Ian Crowe
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