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Old 02-09-2006 | 01:40 AM
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Default RE: Propeller Sizes

The trouble with pitch gauges is they only tell the angle of the back surface of the blade which isn't the true pitch. True pitch is along the chord line which is near impossible to measure and even then you'd really need to know the (negative) angle of attack that gives zero lift before you can say what the true pitch is. Who knows, maybe some manufacturers mark their props with true pitch and others with what you'd find with a pitch gauge?