Eric, kind of a random thought, but if the prop blades were tipped aft and
had a corkscrew bend...??? might increase the forward velocity within an
allowed prop radius. Take it one step further...swept back (or forward)
prop blades? The effect would be increased blade area, not diameter and
either a sculling or corkscrewing effect. I would suspect the efficiency would
suffer a bit though...plus the additional wieght
But! at the low RPM's of indoor ships it may keep the prop turning
longer...? something to look at....
Rick Pangell
Editor of "The Max-Out" Newsletter of
The Magnificent Mountain Men FF Club of Colorado
In a message dated 1/23/2011 6:47:29 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
ewmonda_at_hotmail.com writes:
Has anyone experimented with adding a "winglet" to the tip of a prop?
Seems like it should be analagous to tip plates on the ends of our wings, but
I'm sure there is a reason I've never seen one.
Thanks,
Eric Monda
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