Meglin Propellers

laruetou2 · Nov 1, 2022

This company is located in Ukraine and they make both wood and ground adjustable CF props in 2, 3 and 4 blades. The blades for the SAE 2 hubs have a scimitar shape. Apparently there is no dealer stateside and therefore no easily accessible customer service.

Website is http://propeller.mozello.com and the prime mover is Vladimir Meglinsky. His English and the website's English is pretty good but could be better. No native English speaking person has edited the website. Emails come out about like the website - a little confusing at times. A SAE 2 prop with CF spinner, protractor and shipping is going to be around $1200. From the photos, the CF blades look attractive.

Does anyone have any experience with this company?
Thanks,
Larry

PS - can someone give me instructions on how to upload a pic to this thread. Maybe the forum doesn't want pics on the inside but wants them only accessible at an outside location?

okdonn · Nov 1, 2022

Air Trikes in Canada sells Meglin's props, as well as Russian and Chinese props.

I'm not sure what level of support he provides though.

https://airtrikes.net/propellers.shtml

erich weaver · Nov 1, 2022

Web site indicates they also make wheel pants for RV6, 7 and 10

RVbySDI · Nov 1, 2022

PS - can someone give me instructions on how to upload a pic to this thread. Maybe the forum doesn't want pics on the inside but wants them only accessible at an outside location?

Picture posting is pretty straight forward. On the toolbar at the top when you start a post is a paper clip icon. Click on it. Choose a location you are storing a picture. Click on ‘upload’. When you have selected all your picks click on ‘upload’ again.

Blw2 · Nov 2, 2022

he posts fairly often over on pilots of america...photos of some things he's shipping, and other updates.

Drowosek · Feb 16, 2023

meglin propellers

Hello, dear friends and colleagues! I am sincerely glad of your interest. I am happy to answer any questions. Please forgive my clumsy English. We are really working in all areas that are shown on my website. In addition to blades for wind turbines, their production was looted by looters after the occupation. And in addition to the production of sea boats, a rocket shell hit the workshop exactly and destroyed two floors of their production, except for the basement. There are also temporary organizational difficulties with the production of glasses. Everything else works like clockwork, despite the shelling and power outages. I am sincerely grateful to our American and Canadian colleagues, your orders help us survive in this difficult time.

At the bottom are propellers for VEGA and for RV-9:

Drowosek · Feb 16, 2023

With your permission, I will add a little information about the propellers. In addition to the SAE-2 hubs, there is also a SAE-1. We started producing propellers for gearless engines Lycoming and Continental at the urgent request of the American owners of RV aircraft (Tom Swayne and Harold Gibson) in 2016. In the beginning - with great precautions and under their responsibility. And only up to the power of O-320. But during this time, these propellers were also operated in many countries of the world, and no questions arose during operation. Including on 4-seater planes. This allows us to extend our usual warranty to these propellers.

Drowosek · Feb 16, 2023

meglin propellers

Now as for the fairings.
They are manufactured with the highest precision and quality. Fiberglass with epoxy resin with heating provides high strength with minimal weight.
But for those who wish, carbon fiber can be used for subsequent painting. It costs a little more and further enhances the characteristics of the parts.
For those who are particularly interested, carbon fiber with a decorative transparent varnish is possible - it costs significantly more.

Drowosek · Feb 17, 2023

Vlad said:
I can vouch for Mr Meglinsky personally. Over a decade ago he was an editor of a GA magazine and I wrote an article for it. But I don't know anything about the company.

Thanks.
That's right, I was the editor of GA magazine, then for five years I published my own magazine "Wings. Light Aviation News" and published the "Catalog of Light Aviation of Russia and Ukraine".

Drowosek · Mar 5, 2023

Vlad said:
I can vouch for Mr Meglinsky personally. Over a decade ago he was an editor of a GA magazine and I wrote an article for it. But I don't know anything about the company.

New propeller for the USA:

Drowosek · Apr 24, 2023

Meglin propellers

Just a few more pictures

Ezburton · Apr 24, 2023

Drowosek said:
With your permission, I will add a little information about the propellers. In addition to the SAE-2 hubs, there is also a SAE-1. We started producing propellers for gearless engines Lycoming and Continental at the urgent request of the American owners of RV aircraft (Tom Swayne and Harold Gibson) in 2016. In the beginning - with great precautions and under their responsibility. And only up to the power of O-320. But during this time, these propellers were also operated in many countries of the world, and no questions arose during operation. Including on 4-seater planes. This allows us to extend our usual warranty to these propellers.

Your web site says you worked X-34 and X-32. What did you do on NASA X-34? I was one of the two aero guys on that program for Orbital Sciences.
X-32 was Boeing's concept for the Joint Strike Fighter. I'd be curious what your did on that program since that was USAF.

There is a picture on your website of a Cosy (more correctly Cozy) with one of your props on it. Being a canard guy, I've never seen or heard of one being used on a pusher... most composite props can't survive the combination of 4 cylinders and fuselage wake. The only exceptions I know are IVO prop on a Velocity with a Franklin engine or Velocity with an MT constant speed. Who is the canard guy flying that?

Drowosek · Apr 24, 2023

Ezburton said:
Your web site says you worked X-34 and X-32. What did you do on NASA X-34? I was one of the two aero guys on that program for Orbital Sciences.
X-32 was Boeing's concept for the Joint Strike Fighter. I'd be curious what your did on that program since that was USAF.

There is a picture on your website of a Cosy (more correctly Cozy) with one of your props on it. Being a canard guy, I've never seen or heard of one being used on a pusher... most composite props can't survive the combination of 4 cylinders and fuselage wake. The only exceptions I know are IVO prop on a Velocity with a Franklin engine or Velocity with an MT constant speed. Who is the canard guy flying that?

I will try to clarify. FL-30, X-32, X-34 are a series of our Kharkiv light aircraft. The first - single, the second - has a type certificate and was produced serial, only about 500 pcs, not counting the repeatedly restored after heavy accidents. The third is a three-shot aircraft, released in the number of dozens. As you can see, our planes had nothing to do with NASA and the US Air Force. Except for the wing profile. Single aircraft and GAW-1 profile, two-seat - NAСA-4412. Now about propellers. We’ve been using Jabiru engines extensively. The engine itself is demounting, it does not withstand active long-term operation even under ideal conditions. But we had to gain experience and make sure that the blades on these spindles and the 4-cylinders without the reducer work very hard. It was necessary to do reinforcement of blades. In addition, American owners of planes RV urged to make blades for them too. As a result, for about 7 years, our propellers have been actively operated on Jabiru, Lycoming, Continental with revolutions up to 3600 and capacity up to 160 hp. Experimental propellers are put on gearbox motors 200 and even 300 hp. They are used by American champions.
Now about the shape of the blades. Sabre shape allows you to work at high revs and high circumferential speeds. The reasons are clear - the flexor allows to soften the action of the number M. This blade was developed in 1993 by talented engineers Vasiliev and Dimitrov. Especially for pushing propellers to be installed on our plane. The sabre blade is less sensitive to whirlwinds that follow the fuselage and wing. At the same time, the noise decreased appreciably, its frequency changed. However, it was later discovered that these blades also feel great on the pulling engines. For example, on the plane Savage, certified in Germany. Or on the plane CT-180.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzBnVhTvqQA&ab_channel=КонстантинЛыков
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6mOsSRAQQs&ab_channel=ИгорьПокусин

Ezburton · Apr 25, 2023

Drowosek said:
I will try to clarify. FL-30, X-32, X-34 are a series of our Kharkiv light aircraft. The first - single, the second - has a type certificate and was produced serial, only about 500 pcs, not counting the repeatedly restored after heavy accidents. The third is a three-shot aircraft, released in the number of dozens. As you can see, our planes had nothing to do with NASA and the US Air Force. Except for the wing profile. Single aircraft and GAW-1 profile, two-seat - NAСA-4412. Now about propellers. We’ve been using Jabiru engines extensively. The engine itself is demounting, it does not withstand active long-term operation even under ideal conditions. But we had to gain experience and make sure that the blades on these spindles and the 4-cylinders without the reducer work very hard. It was necessary to do reinforcement of blades. In addition, American owners of planes RV urged to make blades for them too. As a result, for about 7 years, our propellers have been actively operated on Jabiru, Lycoming, Continental with revolutions up to 3600 and capacity up to 160 hp. Experimental propellers are put on gearbox motors 200 and even 300 hp. They are used by American champions.
Now about the shape of the blades. Sabre shape allows you to work at high revs and high circumferential speeds. The reasons are clear - the flexor allows to soften the action of the number M. This blade was developed in 1993 by talented engineers Vasiliev and Dimitrov. Especially for pushing propellers to be installed on our plane. The sabre blade is less sensitive to whirlwinds that follow the fuselage and wing. At the same time, the noise decreased appreciably, its frequency changed. However, it was later discovered that these blades also feel great on the pulling engines. For example, on the plane Savage, certified in Germany. Or on the plane CT-180.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzBnVhTvqQA&ab_channel=КонстантинЛыков
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6mOsSRAQQs&ab_channel=ИгорьПокусин

Thanks for the clarification of the aircraft programs. Perhaps put links to the planes to which you are referring to on your website to reduce confusion. Looked like you were just making stuff up to seem more credible.

I'm still curious about the results on the Cozy. Scimitar blades seem like a bad idea for that application.

Drowosek · Apr 25, 2023

Meglin prop

There are links on the site, you just did not check.
On the propellers - not me to judge. I did not test them on your plane. Let the operators of these aircraft be judged. Do not like carbon sable permeable propellers - we will make you a wooden monobloc propeller. For example, like these:

dmat · May 16, 2023

What is the cost for a set of rv4 wheel pants? What would they include(mounting brackets)?

Drowosek · May 16, 2023

dmat said:
What is the cost for a set of rv4 wheel pants? What would they include(mounting brackets)?

Dear Dan, Make a couple of basic fairings no problem. I sent the details in an email. We do not make mounting brackets.

Drowosek · Jun 30, 2023

In addition, I can offer a 3-bladed propeller with extra strong saber-shaped blades made of pure carbon to withstand the loads of this motor. It costs quite a reasonable amount of money.

Drowosek · Aug 22, 2023

New "Black Wing" Propeller.
Designed for engines up to O-320.
With SAE-2 hub, the diameter is 71".
It features extra strong pure carbon fiber blades with a spar inside. A stainless steel guard is fitted on the outside. Previously we only offered smaller diameter 3-blade versions with narrow blades (photo posted earlier).
Hopefully RV owners will have a chance to objectively compare the "Black Wing" to the new Hartzell propeller.

Drowosek · Feb 8, 2024

The only thing we're missing is the nose fairing for the RV-7. If you have a damaged one, send it to us, we will make a new one.

inktomi · Feb 10, 2024

Have you ever considered making constant-speed propellers?

Drowosek · Feb 10, 2024

inktomi said:
Have you ever considered making constant-speed propellers?

We made a hub for a variable pitch propeller. But it is only suitable for Rotax. The price is quite high. We hardly have time to make regular propellers. We can't develop a new direction yet.

Drowosek · Apr 9, 2024

The propellers are currently equipped with the following types of hubs: Rotax 3", Rotax 4", SAE-1, SAE-2, Jabiru. The number of blades is 2, 3, 4 and even 6.

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