REFLECTOR:MT Prop went missing

Jim Sower reflector@tvbf.org
Tue, 06 Apr 2004 10:46:23 -0500


<... Have a feeling there are more photos virtually identical to these ...>
That would be my guess too.  What was that resonant rpm they said should be avoided?

Dave Black wrote:

> Jim,
>
> > From what I could see of the
> > picture, and it being waaaay outboard, my guess is this thing is a lot more about
> > higher math than sticks and stones.
>
> Sounds right to me. I believe this occurred at cruise power. Greg Poole
> reported nothing unusual during the takeoff. Greg is a pretty observant bloke,
> so I'm confident he would have noticed hitting a runway light or axe
> positioned 6" above the tarmac.
>
> The fact that there are no marks attributable to the alleged object is
> certainly suspicious. As is the very straight tear in the wood. And the fact
> that TWO blades failed identically at the same time, in flight, yet no
> physical object has been identified as the culprit.
>
> I'd love to have a look at prop failure photos in MT's files. Have a feeling
> there are more photos virtually identical to these.
>
> Dave Black
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