Re: "Gowen prop"?

From: William Gowen <wdgowen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 00:10:37 -0400

Tapio
Here's the link to the prop build:
http://www.hippocketaeronautics.com/hpa_forum/index.php?topic=3619.0

The prop info starts with reply #15. That is the exact prop I flew at USIC.

On 8/14/2013 12:01 AM, Tapio Linkosalo wrote:
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>
> In the last issue of Nats News, Brett refers to the "Gowen prop" in LPP.
> What are the details, is the carbon shaft intended to produce/control
> the flare?
>
> The reason I ask is that for a limited F1M (small prop, no VP) I would
> need a prop with lots of flare, but that would still be strong enough to
> withstand collisions and ceiling scrubbing. I think balsa blades thin
> enough to flare would be easily damaged, and wonder if the carbon shaft
> would provide a better solution?
>
> -Tapio-
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>
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