Hi Paul,
For info, for those in Europe, Europa Aircraft are the repair agents for
Airmaster. They can carry out a limited range of repairs and will organise
the return to Airmaster if necessary.
Regards
Brian Davies
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Paul McAllister
Sent: 11 January 2012 15:00
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: VP prop, good idea? which one?
Hi All
I have an AirMaster 332 with Warpdrive blades. There are some
considerations to take into account in a couple of areas.
I have found this hub to be very robust and its maintenance requirements are
low. You do need to consider the cost of repair. The cost of sending it
internationally is a very high part of the repair bill and cycle time.
If you live in Europe, then Woodcomp is as local as it gets.
If you live in the US, then whirlwindaviation.com
<http://whirlwindaviation.com/> is local.
I can say that Airmaster are responsive, and the service is probably as good
as it gets for a one man show but for someone in the US this is a 6 week
cycle time.
Of course you can be local but still offer poor service. :)
The next considerations is performance. From aerodynamic perspective the
Warp drive blades are very bad. Martin is working on alternatives.
The blades on the Whirlwind were designed by Jack Norris with Rotax in mind
and they are aerodynamically sound.
The has been good research and numbers published on the Woodcomp blades.
Lastly, the Whirlwind propeller is less than half the weight of an
Airmaster. For a 914 this is very important.
Cheers, Paul
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