| CharlieWaffles |
05-22-2014 09:18 AM |
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Originally Posted by jchang10
(Post 881644)
Mark, what kind of cruise performance numbers are you getting with the new wide chord Hartzell prop? I wonder how much of a difference it makes. There was recently an article in one of the aviation magazines that talked about the reasoning behind the wide chords. It was an interesting read.
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I flew a ton yesterday and I am finding I am a few knots faster than before paint - mostly because of improve body work under the paint. At 75% power, 6000' I am seeing about 178 Knots on average.
Here is a shot while at 72% power, so a little lower on power and a couple of knots slower:

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