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Matt Dralle
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 Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 4:30 pm Post subject: Hartzell Prop Goes On Today! |
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Listers!
It seemed like a rather momentous occasion today since the Hartzell CS prop got mounted to the front of the 'ol RV-8 project!! Yahoo! I really like the looks of the non-blended airfoil blades. They just have a more traditional, mean and manly look, IMHO. The 72" dia also has those fatter paddles which looks cool too.
Just two weeks from initial engine mounting to prop installation. The FWF controls and wiring are done too. All of the CHT/EGT/PSI probes even worked the first time!
Anyway, just thought I'd share. Cowling goes on next, then the baffling... Wish me luck. 
Matt Dralle
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 5:27 pm Post subject: Hartzell Prop Goes On Today! |
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Matt, what a beautiful lookin' 8! Makes me wish I hadn't sold my 8 last fall. I had the same prop on mine. If you think
it looks good, just wait until you taxi out the first time! I still remember taking mine out the first time on a warm, summer
evening, with the canopy slightly ajar and those big paddle blades playing a symphony for me. Heavenly....
Walt Shipley
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 5:36 pm Post subject: Hartzell Prop Goes On Today! |
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One thing to consider. With the prop on, you are likely to rotate the
engine, even very small displacements defeats some of the preservation. Not
a huge deal, depending upon conditions, but I held off as long as possible
before mounting mine.
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Matt Dralle
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| Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:36 am Post subject: Hartzell Prop Goes On Today! |
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That is an important consideration. To mount the cowlings, though, you have to have the spinner on. With a CS prop, the spinner mounts directly to the prop and not the crankshaft so you have to mount the prop to the engine to get the spinner in the right place.
Now I've just got all that much more incentive to get it in the air!
Matt Dralle
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At 06:29 PM 8/29/2009 Saturday, you wrote:
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One thing to consider. With the prop on, you are likely to rotate the engine, even very small displacements defeats some of the preservation. Not a huge deal, depending upon conditions, but I held off as long as possible before mounting mine.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:26 am Post subject: Hartzell Prop Goes On Today! |
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Matt,
I've seen others who made a backing plate mockup out of pvc and plywood. I
didn't go to that extreme, I just was very careful while massaging the cowl,
and then immediately removed the prop when the cowl fitting was complete
because visitors to the shop, for some reason just can't resist the
temptation to wiggle the prop.
Tim
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