Re: vd prop

From: vlinardic <vlinardic_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:48:49 -0000

Thanks for the info please e mail me directly I am interested on
your Symposium writeup

vlad
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Jim Richmond"
<indoorflyer_at_...> wrote:
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "vlinardic"
> <vlinardic_at_> wrote:
> >
> > I was wondering in respect to vd props
>
> Hi, Vlad,
> Glad to see so much interest in VD props. I wrote an article in
the
> 2003 Sympo hoping anyone interested would find any needed info
there,
> but it seems that the Sympo is not usual reading material for the
> indoor crowd. The drawing of the hinge in this article is quite
> accurate. As a reference in scaling, the spar is .090 X.060.
>
> I was glad to find when the 55cm planes came along that the same
> 18/22" VD prop I had been using on 65cm planes worked just fine on
> the new 55cm jobs even though the open prop was longer than the
wings!
>
> I'm using 9 1/4" motors with the 18/22" VD in Johnson City and 9
1/2"
> motors in Slanic with 19 1/2" fixed pitch props. My VD props
> generally weigh about .23 grams. I suggest reading the Sympo
article
> for further info. If you don't have it, I'll send you a copy if
> you'll give me your mailing address.
>
> Jim
>
Received on Fri Mar 23 2007 - 22:49:19 CET