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Ken Fern
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Question for Turbulent Owners

Post by Ken Fern » Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:44 am

I am helping restore Turbulent APNZ and Alan James has kindly offered to make us a propeller FOC. he is after some info to help sort out the size required../.
He asks..Can you give me details of the engine, ie, HP, max and cruise rpm and also some idea of cruise speed?
the engine is a VW 1600 with the Leburg electronic ignition , but can anyone else supply the other info.
I have suggested a 54" by 32" which is what I would have supplied when I was making props.
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Re: Question for Turbulent Owners

Post by mikeblyth » Wed Apr 29, 2015 3:08 pm

54" x 36" for 1600
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Re: Question for Turbulent Owners

Post by Ken Fern » Thu Apr 30, 2015 9:55 am

I would have said that 36" was far too coarse for the turb unless you have a long runway. Most I used to supply for similar aeroplanes.. Taylor Monos etc was a 34". As I said the 32" gave au useful all round performance.
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Re: Question for Turbulent Owners

Post by samh116 » Thu Apr 30, 2015 11:17 am

Hercules 56 x 35 on a 1600
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Re: Question for Turbulent Owners

Post by mikeblyth » Sat May 02, 2015 9:59 am

Had a 54" x 36" on my Mono for the last 27 years, goes like a rocket, well almost. Gets of in 100yrds
or so. We have a two Turbulent's at Little Gransden. One with Evra and one with Newton with a
38" pitch will check dia.
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