they also clearly state that the two bladed commercial prop can be cut
down or modified to change the pitch. That, in my book, includes
twisting or breaking and re gluing the blade spars, and heating and
reforming the blades themselves.
I would look at adding little coupler tubes to the blade spars on "test
ikara prop" to play with the pitch, then gluing the spars in optimum
position and leaving out the tubes for competition units. That is all
entirely within the spirit and the literal interpretation of the rules,
I believe. Don't fight the problem, end run around the problem.
Nick Ray wrote:
>
>
> 4.5cm? they've really cut down since Ive flown this event...
>
> On 12/3/06, Robert Clemens <robert.clemens_at_att.net
> <mailto:robert.clemens%40att.net>> wrote:
> >
> > Wombat asked, "As a question, I wonder if the Ikara blades could be used
> >
> > with that same
> > setup legally?"
> >
> > Neil, the rules clearly state, "The propeller must be a single two-bladed
> > >commercially made< plastic propeller with a maximum diameter of 4.5 cm."
> >
> > As they used to tell us in the Army, "Don't fight the problem." Your
> > adjustable pitch setup would not be legal.
> >
> > Bob Clemens
> >
> >
> >
>
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