ORIGINAL: Dave Harmon
Nothing new here really......
MA props are known to throw blades....thats why APC props should be used.
I've seen several blades tossed over the years and they have always been MA.
The last one I saw was a local friend running up a 3 blade on the ground just before takeoff.
One blade came off, the engine ripped the entire nose off the airplane and the fish head went zooming over the clubhouse, hit someone's mother in law in the tail feathers, then went on down the parking lot and the engine needle valve got stuck in the sidewall tire of an Edsel.
Fortunately, no one was hurt....
Spend more money for a good prop and this will never happen again.
In both cases the engine shut down immediately because a pull on the throttle closes the carb. This is a very good thing.
I wonder what would happen on one of my fourstokes (magnum .91 and Saito 100)? The throttles work the other way. A pull on the throttle cable results in a fully open carb. Why did they do this???
And yes, I'll spend more money on a better prop. I've learned my lesson. It's not worth saving a buck on something that you don't have to replace often but has the potential to destroy the aircraft (or worse!!!).
Mother in laws have tail feathers? Mine just clucks like a chicken.