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Old 12-23-2004 | 03:46 PM
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britbrat
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Default RE: Three blade VS. Two blade

There is no aerodynamic mystery here. The relative performance capabilities of two-bladed vs multi-bladed props was quickly established at the dawn of aviation, & the physics hasn't changed since. Two bladed props will always outperform multi-blade props, & single-blade props outperform 2-blade props (that's why the C/L speed planes use single-blade props). Valid uses for multi-blades on a model are chiely diametral constraints and scale appearance.

BTW, multi-blade props do not change the stall speed of an aircraft.