tripower222

My Feedback: (5)

Hoping Jody or TOM can chime in on this one.

Had a beech one, but broke it today on a dead stick landing, for the negligable price differance if the laminated is better I'll go that way this time. BTW I purchased it from Valley View the free pre drill is a very nice add on, I was nice to just bolt it on and go.

w8ye

My Feedback: (16)

The laminated prop is stiffer and better for 3D

Truckracer

My Feedback: (19)

The laminated props also seem to be made of harder woods ... they compress less than the straight Beech ones. On the down side, if you just touch the tip to the ground or happen to tick it on the wall taking it out of the hanger (house) the laminated ones seem to delaminate / split easier. Overall, I much prefer the laminated ones though.

jedijody

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I'm sorry but one really needs to try them both on the same airframe to make that determination for themselves, there's a great deal of personal taste in prop selection. I have one 30cc plane that I prefer the 19x8 laminated on, another that flies best with a 19-3D-a. There's not that much difference between the BW and laminated of the same size and pitch but the BW will spool up a little faster because it's a little lighter, the laminated may give a little lower smoother idle. If you don't have a spare prop now I would recommend getting them both so you can try them on your airframe, flying the way you like to fly, to make the decision for yourself.

VIRGINIA MODEL BUILDERS

My Feedback: (159)

We like Jody are prop dealers and our overall customer base buys the standard props around 3 to 1
I do find that many of our customers demand the laminated props period.The laminated props are a stiffer prop. The price differential between the 2 props is insignificant. Remeber some people prefer a Chevy and some Prefer a Cadillac.