REFLECTOR: XLRG on Grass

[Jim Sower]

<...be great of Craig Catto could produce their blades for them ...>
A really interesting thought.  It would get /my/ vote.  Might be a heavy 
engineering challenge to put a Catto blade in a shank that goes into a 
hub instead of all bonded together, and one might argue that the limited 
(MT) market would justify the development costs.

<...they would probably sue him if he made after market blades for their 
hub ...>
Is that so?  Can't just about anybody make after market parts for cars?  
Like water pumps or injectors or whatever?  I didn't know proprietary 
parts like that were protected.

The rocket scientists on the ACRE list should have their CS hub pretty 
well ready for production by now.  Maybe they could partner up with 
Craig to compete with MT and everyone.

Just a theory .... Jim S.


Alex Balic wrote:

>It seems to me that the MT prop blades are notoriously damage prone- it
>would be great of Craig Catto could produce their blades for them, but I am
>sure that they are too proud for that, and they would probably sue him if he
>made aftermarket blades for their hub.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]On
>Behalf Of Ronnie Brown
>Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 7:02 AM
>To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: XLRG on Grass
>
>
>John Ward has a standard, IO360 with M/T prop and flies off of a 2600' grass
>strip in Alabama with good results.
>
>Hopefully, John will chime in.
>
>Ronnie Brown
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <TimRhod at aol.com>
>To: <reflector at tvbf.org>
>Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 11:08 PM
>Subject: REFLECTOR: XLRG on Grass
>
>
>| Can Anyone share their experience using the XLRG on grass strips. Does it
>| hurt you MT prop if it hits the grass?  Does it hit the grass on rotation
>or
>| landing?   Any gear problems on grass. Im considering retiring to  an
>airpark
>| and a lot of the ones I'm considering have grass Strips. If grass is  OK
>what
>| would you consider a minimum runway length?   Thanks Tim  Rhodenbaugh
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