REFLECTOR:Re: 173RG - IO-540 COMBO

[Wayne Lanza]

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Hi Tom,
  You might want to check with the factory to get the facts about Dennis =
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Wood's 173RG/IO540.
Dennis flew his Velocity home to England (left the U.S. on July 4th, =20
hmmm), any way he used
an MT 4 bladed CS prop. I don't think that you would need a large home =20=

equity loan to afford
one either. If you & the wife get second jobs, a reasonable equity load =20=

should suffice...

I'll be in the Velocity camp at Oshkosh, stop by & say hello.

Regards,
Wayne Lanza
Composite Design, Inc.
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On Friday, July 18, 2003, at 06:58 PM, Tom Martino wrote:

> Please, please, please ... I need information.=A0I know there are a =
few =20
> weirdoes like me who chose to put the IO-540 on the 173RG.=A0And I =
know =20
> there are some special challenges ... but have any of you run into =20
> this yet?
>
> =A0
>
> I did some rotation tests with my brand new three-blade MT =20
> Prop.=A0Ouch!=A0I can=92t use it.=A0The prop will strike at a normal =20=

> rotation.=A0So I did some measuring ... and unless I=92m crazy ... it =20=

> looks like I need 30=94 blades to be safe!=A0That=92s only a 60=94 =
prop!
>
> =A0
>
> Can that be so?=A0I believe I did not exaggerate the rotation.=A0And =
my =20
> plane in standard in every way (except for the engine).
>
> =A0
>
> The factory told me I could expect a problem with clearance ... but =20=

> they said they had a plane there that flew away with my combo and a =20=

> four-blade prop. =A0Was it longer than 60=94?=A0Was the point of =
rotation =20
> changed by moving the gear? (that would be too late for me).
>
> =A0
>
> What is the alternative?
>
> =A0
>
> My prop show (an MT Dealer) says the factory may be able to come up =20=

> with a custom five-blade prop for my 325 horsepower configuration. =A0Of=
 =20
> course, I would only have to get a large home equity loan!
>
> =A0
>
> HELP!!!!!!!!
>
> =A0
>
> =A0
>
> =A0
>

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Hi Tom,

 You might want to check with the factory to get the facts about
Dennis Wood's 173RG/IO540.

Dennis flew his Velocity home to England (left the U.S. on July 4th,
hmmm), any way he used

an MT 4 bladed CS prop. I don't think that you would need a large home
equity loan to afford

one either. If you & the wife get second jobs, a reasonable equity
load should suffice...


I'll be in the Velocity camp at Oshkosh, stop by & say hello.


Regards,

Wayne Lanza

Composite Design, Inc.

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On Friday, July 18, 2003, at 06:58 PM, Tom Martino wrote:


<excerpt><fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>Please, please,
please ... I need information.=A0I know there are a few weirdoes like me
who chose to put the IO-540 on the 173RG.=A0And I know there are some
special challenges ... but have any of you run into this =
yet?</smaller></fontfamily>


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<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>I did some rotation tests
with my brand new three-blade MT Prop.=A0Ouch!=A0I can=92t use it.=A0The =
prop
will strike at a normal rotation.=A0So I did some measuring ... and
unless I=92m crazy ... it looks like I need 30=94 blades to be
safe!=A0That=92s only a 60=94 prop!</smaller></fontfamily>


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<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>The factory told me I could
expect a problem with clearance ... but they said they had a plane
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longer than 60=94?=A0Was the point of rotation changed by moving the =
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