I had a very interesting conversation this weekend concerning erosion on rear face of composite props in rain / snow / known conditions etc. dispite the metal leading edge protection. Of course this "should" only be a concern when running the prop at a high angle of attack in such conditions. Have any of the Experimental (composite) CS prop manufactures (MT, WW, etc) truely addressed / corrected the issue other than saying the erosion "is not too bad"? Personally, just saying "the erosion is not too bad" is not a good enough answer for me because the damage is still happening & will get worse over time.
My specific question here would be with all the guys out there with CS composite props, do you have an erosion issue when running in other than ideal weather?
Certainly, with a bunch of commuters / commercial aircraft out there that run composite props, this type of issue has already been addressed / solved on a commercial level. I can't imagine the "big boys" invest in basically disposable prop blades. I may be wrong though. Thoughts?
My specific question here would be with all the guys out there with CS composite props, do you have an erosion issue when running in other than ideal weather?
Certainly, with a bunch of commuters / commercial aircraft out there that run composite props, this type of issue has already been addressed / solved on a commercial level. I can't imagine the "big boys" invest in basically disposable prop blades. I may be wrong though. Thoughts?
