Prop weights?
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no i haven't its not that big of a deal to me.
i don't use wooden props, its difficult to keep them tight they brake easy, and dont produce the thrust that an APC prop does. When a student comes to me for the first time with a wood prop we'll fly it but i recommend right off the bat to get an APC or at least a plastic Master Airscrew
i don't use wooden props, its difficult to keep them tight they brake easy, and dont produce the thrust that an APC prop does. When a student comes to me for the first time with a wood prop we'll fly it but i recommend right off the bat to get an APC or at least a plastic Master Airscrew
#3
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ORIGINAL: jetmech05
no i haven't its not that big of a deal to me.
i don't use wooden props, its difficult to keep them tight they brake easy, and dont produce the thrust that an APC prop does. When a student comes to me for the first time with a wood prop we'll fly it but i recommend right off the bat to get an APC or at least a plastic Master Airscrew
no i haven't its not that big of a deal to me.
i don't use wooden props, its difficult to keep them tight they brake easy, and dont produce the thrust that an APC prop does. When a student comes to me for the first time with a wood prop we'll fly it but i recommend right off the bat to get an APC or at least a plastic Master Airscrew
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Yes I have. On large scale planes prop weight can be significant. Wood props are generally lighter than APC and MAS props. I usually balance my plane with the propeller I intend on using, for example, an APC composite prop for sport/aerobatic flying.
Hope this helps answer your qusestion.
Hope this helps answer your qusestion.
ORIGINAL: setxws6
Has anyone ever compared the weight difference between APC props vs wood props?
Has anyone ever compared the weight difference between APC props vs wood props?



