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While there may be a weight savings I believe you will find a definite performance loss. We had four Ercoupes flying regularly together in formation and the one with the wooden prop could never keep up with the rest on climb out. According to both my A&P/IA (WWII Navel Aviator and retired Lockheed flight test engineer) and a second retired Navel Aviator and retired Delta Captain, the wooden prop, while adhering to the same specs as a metal prop, cannot be kept within the same manufacturing tolerances, etc. As a result they do not perform as well as a similar metal prop. So they said - and we saw it in actual practice. >From this experience I would not recommend a wooden prop as a replacement for a good metal prop. Roy 415-C N70UF > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Gassert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 1:02 PM > To: Ercoupe Tech > Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] Metal VS. wood prop > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > Recently there was a discussion on how to lighten the Ercoupe empty > weight. > I don't remember anyone mentioning the weight savings going to a wood > prop. > Anyone have any thoughts on this? I think the wood prop would save 15 to > 20 > pounds. > > Kevin > > > > ======================================================================== == > ==== > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/ > > ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/
