Hi John, all,
Did you ask Woodcomp for the prop in 1625mm? I ordered my Woodcomp Prop
with Scimitar blades about a year ago with 1625 mm and got what I have
ordered.
Regards
Michael Grass
A266 Trigear, 914, Wooodcomp SR3000
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From: JohnDHeykoop@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 4:19 AM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Woodcomp scimitar blades (was Emailing:
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In a message dated 23/09/2007 18:04:27 GMT Standard Time,
carl@flyers.freeserve.co.uk writes:
Hi Bob,
I noticed your ac is fitted with the Woodcomp Scimitar blades.
What prompted your choice (presumably over the Airmaster) and how are
you
finding it. Is there any noticeable improvement in performance.
Are you using the Woodcomp or the Smart cotroller.
We are currently looking to fit a replacement prop and the scimitar
blade is
something of a rarity amongst Europas. In fact William Mills was the
only
other one I was aware of.
Carl Pattinson
G_LABS
PS: any problem with the PFA approving the installation.
Carl & others interested in Woodcomp Scimitar blades for the monowheel
Europa
I too was briefly interested in the Woodcomp propeller with scimitar
blades, but have now bought an Airmaster propeller. In the UK the 65"
(1650mm) diameter of the Woodcomp scimitar blades is an issue, the
normal maximum for the monowheel Europa being 64" (1625mm). William
Mills had scimitar blades fitted to his mono, but according to the PFA
his propeller was only 63" . I suppose William's propeller must have
been an early prototype.
The PFA will only allow you to fit a propeller of more than 64" diameter
if you can show compliance with CS-VLA925. In order to do that you will
have to demonstrate that the ground clearance from the propeller tip,
with the aircraft fully loaded, in a level attitude and with a flat
tyre, is at least 230mm. You don't actually have to deflate the tyre,
for you can simply subtract the distance from the rim to the ground from
your ground clearance measurement.
If you think the scimitar blades are worth all this hassle it would be
prudent to make sure that you are going to get at least 230mm ground
clearance before you place an order. That means doing the measurements
twice, once before you order the propeller, and the second time once you
have the scimitar blades fitted.
You can, of course, buy the Woodcomp propeller with standard blades. If
you go this route, get one with the Smart Avionics controller. Woodcomp
know how to make good propellers, but their controller has a poor
reputation.
Hope this helps
John
Europa XS monowheel G-JHKP (Rotax 912S + Airmaster CS, 2200 build hours
todate - hopefully I will be flying next summer)
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