BETTER PROPELLERS FOR LIGHT POCKETBOOKS
470249
01/01/1947
- Event
- Content
- OPERATING characteristics of several propeller-engine combinations for private-owner type aircraft are reviewed to compare performance, weight, and cost.It is concluded that, for airplanes having low wing loading and high power loading, controllable-pitch propellers improve take-off and climb performance. However, weight and cost considerations favor the simpler automatic 2-position propellers. Planes with high wing loading and low power loading definitely need controllable-pitch propellers.
- Pages
- 9
- Citation
- HAINES, J., "BETTER PROPELLERS FOR LIGHT POCKETBOOKS," SAE Technical Paper 470249, 1947, https://doi.org/10.4271/470249.