Help, Prop size 3-blade OS200FS Warbird
Guys help me out.
First of all, I understand that one should try out different props to find the performance wanted. However the cost for a CF scale prop is high and buying 10 different props seams a tad unnecessary with all the combined experience found here at RCU. I'm instead hoping for some advice to guide me to a starting point in the 3-blade CF scale prop market for my engine.
This will be my first warbird project, ESM Corsair 74" approx 16-17,5 lbs, and will put on my OS200FS non pump with a Perry vib pump. I wish to use a big 3-blade prop on it for scale reasons and still be a good performer. I found the Biela 18x10 3-blade Corsair scale prop that I'm hoping I could use. My engine is all new and has never been runned so i know little about it.
Q: Do you think the Biela 18x10 3-blade is too much for this engine?
Q: Which 3-blade scale prop do you think I should go for?
Q: What fuel offer the best power for this engine and could the engine be damaged?
Q: which pitch is commonly used on 74" warbirds? Been flying aerobats earlier I'm used to 6-8 pitch.
OS Recommended props: 16x12N-15, 16.5x12-14, 17x10N-13, 18x6W-12 and 20x8.
In addition, I found a general rule of thumb for props; going from a 2-blade to a 3-blade reduce the diameter by 10%, hence the 20" 2-b becomes a 18" 3-b. I have also found a recommendation that if adding another blade one should increase the pitch with one unit as the additional blade is shading the blade next to it.
Q: does that mean the load will stay the same as the prop is shading itself, or does that mean that you increase the pitch to avoid shading and also as a consequence get bigger load?
If going from 2-b to a 4-b one is recommended to reduce the diameter by 15% and again increase the pitch with one unit, meaning that a 20x8 2-blade would equal a 17x6-7 4-blade. I understand that for the optimal performance one should stick with 2-blad props within the model world due the effect of Raynolds number.
If increase the pitch one should decrease the diameter.
I'm looking for warbird style flying and would be happy with 7500RPM'ish as I understand it would be a good number for this engine which has good torque but not so good revs. I am ready to increase the percentage of nitro if that would help me. Any advice?