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Old 07-07-2015 | 10:47 AM
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jetmech05
 
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The rule of thumb when switching from a 2 blade to a three blade is down an inch in diameter up 1 in pitch.
When going from a 2 blade to a 3 blade the RPM will change. You gotta remember that third blade is a lot of load on the engine.
You switch to a 3 blade for a few different reasons, 1 clearence, 2 speed, 3 noise. When I say speed I'm talking slowing on down lines, not faster in level flight.