Thanks Mark, I did spend some time and found some early 1980ish reports of the initial issues. Bummer. That prop was beautiful. The other issue is whather the *new* aftermarket forged alloy cranks with extra bearing support added to the crankcase would still not be good to hang a ground adjustable (or even in-flight adjustable) onto???
> To: krnet at list.krnet.org > Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 07:29:19 -0600 > Subject: Re: KR> Original RR three blade props > From: krnet at list.krnet.org > > Chris Prata wrote: > > >>What ever happened to get those *nice looking* three blade props RR used > to sell to be discontinued, and is there any similar replacement? << > > The Newsletters detail the history (along with a lot of other useful > information). Reports of thrown blades caused it's fall from glory. Warp > Drive is the successor these days (and IVO, but their reputation is more > dodgy). It is worth mentioning that many VW-based engine manufacturers > discourage or forbid the use of heavy props such as these, due to crank > loading issues. You can build you can own three-blade wooden prop, if you > really want one. Add several more months to build time... > > Mark Langford, Harvest, AL > ML at N56ML.com > www.N56ML.com > >
