Aerospace
Technical Paper

The Constant-Speed Propeller - Part I - Its Performance

370126

01/01/1937

Event
Pre-1964 SAE Technical Papers
Authors
F. W. Caldwell Hamilton Standard Propellers, Division of United Aircraft Mfg. Corp.
E. Martin Hamilton Standard Propellers, Division of United Aircraft Mfg. Corp.
T. B. Rhines
Abstract
Content
VARIOUS types of automatic controllable propellers are discussed to show that constant-speed operation will, in general, give the most satisfactory airplane performance.
Some attention is given to the aerodynamics of the constant-speed propeller, and its effects on performance are described, with reference to the usual characteristics such as cruising speed and rate of climb. Certain new performance possibilities that result from this type of operation are discussed.
Meta Tags
Topics
Propellers and rotors
Aerodynamics
Affiliated or Co-Author
Hamilton Standard Propellers, Division of United Aircraft Mfg. Corp.
Details
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/370126
Pages
6
Citation
Caldwell, F., Martin, E., and Rhines, T., "The Constant-Speed Propeller - Part I - Its Performance," SAE Technical Paper 370126, 1937, https://doi.org/10.4271/370126.
Additional Details
Publisher
SAE International
Published
Jan 1, 1937
Product Code
370126
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English