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tnowak
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Metal propeller overhaul

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Ever wondered what you get for your money?
Very good video on the overhaul process:
http://aviationsafetyvideos.com/prop1.html

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Terry Lee
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Re: Metal propeller overhaul

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Very interesting, thanks for posting link.
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Ian Melville
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Re: Metal propeller overhaul

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Thanks for that Tony. Didn't realise it was all done by hand, assumed it was some fancy milling machine
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tnowak
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Re: Metal propeller overhaul

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Me to. The highly technical pitch adjusting tool looks scary!

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Sandy Hutton LAA372
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Re: Metal propeller overhaul

Post by Sandy Hutton LAA372 »

I didn't see any NDT process there but it was interesting all the same.
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