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David.Lehman
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 Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 5:14 pm Post subject: Prop Pitch... |
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I borrowed a 66" 3 blade Warp Drive prop to try on my 503 DCDI original Firestar... I have to assemble it tonight... How many degrees of pitch should I start with?...
Thanx...
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| Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 5:29 pm Post subject: Prop Pitch... |
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In a message dated 12/30/2006 8:14:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, david(at)davidlehman.net writes:
| Quote: | | I borrowed a 66" 3 blade Warp Drive prop to try on my 503 DCDI original Firestar... I have to assemble it tonight... How many degrees of pitch should I start with?... |
Man........I hope you have a "C" or "E" box.............
Howard Shackleford
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lcottrell
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| Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 6:14 pm Post subject: Prop Pitch... |
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I have a two blade and it is set for 9 degrees.
Larry, Oregon
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blackbird
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| Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 6:51 pm Post subject: Prop Pitch... |
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We have installed a 3 blade warp drive on a Rans S-14 clipped wing in the last 2 weeks.....We started at 10 degrees.....66 inch prop on a C box.......
Flew it today using Tiny Tach for reading of rpms......Climb out at 6150 rpms.....Chart shows do not exceed 6500 for a DCDI 503...
Have never had a Tiny Tach fail me for reading (most important for setting pitch). Sweeping gauges do lie........went through 4 on my T-bird last year....
You have to tweak each setup to get the rpms for climbout........Two strokes must NOT get behind in the power band.....
Next, an Avid Flyer to troubleshoot.. (came in yesterday from Tyler, Texas on a trailer)......Sometimes I hate being the president of the club, but I cannot let my friends fly stupidly either......Now , back to my Kolbra.....
WT in Springfield, GA
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David.Lehman
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| Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 7:36 pm Post subject: Prop Pitch... |
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Nope, it's a "B"... I've read the concerns about using a Warp Drive on a "B" box, but it's quite common around here and no one reports any problems...
It's a borrowed prop and I just want to see what kind of difference(s) I get using it vs my Tennessee woody...
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On 12/30/06, HShack(at)aol.com (HShack(at)aol.com) <HShack(at)aol.com (HShack(at)aol.com) > wrote:[quote] In a message dated 12/30/2006 8:14:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, david(at)davidlehman.net (david(at)davidlehman.net) writes:
| Quote: | | I borrowed a 66" 3 blade Warp Drive prop to try on my 503 DCDI original Firestar... I have to assemble it tonight... How many degrees of pitch should I start with?... |
Man........I hope you have a "C" or "E" box.............
Howard Shackleford
FS II
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David.Lehman
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| Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 7:38 pm Post subject: Prop Pitch... |
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Wayne and Larry, thanx for the replies...
I'm going to use a handheld tach checker at various RPMs to cross check my tach...
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On 12/30/06, Wayne T. McCullough <blackbird754(at)alltel.net (blackbird754(at)alltel.net)> wrote:[quote] We have installed a 3 blade warp drive on a Rans S-14 clipped wing in the last 2 weeks.....We started at 10 degrees.....66 inch prop on a C box.......
Flew it today using Tiny Tach for reading of rpms......Climb out at 6150 rpms.....Chart shows do not exceed 6500 for a DCDI 503...
Have never had a Tiny Tach fail me for reading (most important for setting pitch). Sweeping gauges do lie........went through 4 on my T-bird last year....
You have to tweak each setup to get the rpms for climbout........Two strokes must NOT get behind in the power band.....
Next, an Avid Flyer to troubleshoot.. (came in yesterday from Tyler, Texas on a trailer)......Sometimes I hate being the president of the club, but I cannot let my friends fly stupidly either......Now , back to my Kolbra.....
WT in Springfield, GA
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blackbird
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| Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 7:43 pm Post subject: Prop Pitch... |
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I stand corrected.....The Rans uses a "B" Box....................
Wayne
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