Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #24703
From: Richard Kaplan <rkaplan@flyimc.com>
Sender: Marvin Kaye <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: lml Web Archive
Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 19:56:10 -0400
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Marvin Kaye wrote:

I've always often wondered why propellers default to
flat pitch instead of coarse

I believe the reason this occurs is that propeller
governor failures are more common than engine failures
where the prop becomes uncontrollable. If a prop
governor malfunctions in flight, the preferable
configuration is high RPM.  If a failed governor
always reulted in a low RMP prop configuration, that
might create more problems than it would solve.



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Richard Kaplan
rkaplan@flyimc.com
www.flyimc.com
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