Colin: Thanks for the information. The net raises flags again but that is what it is for and the need for that decision is a ways down the road so I'll take it under advisement. Maybe the more toublesome manual approach is better in the long run.
Don ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [email protected] wrote: > Don > Be careful. The Ivoprop brand sells a prop that advertises adjustment cams > and an addon in flight adjustment from a electro-mechanical motor. Orma > Robbins used one of their props on his direct drive VW and regretted it. It > was not properly balanced and blades were not uniform from what I remember. > Check the archives for sure. Seems they really do best on ultralights where > reduction drives can cushion most of their imperfections. He made a big > test, and tried to get factory support, but they were unwilling to help. I > guess they had their money. I bought a Warp Drive and so far the quality > looks great. It is much cheaper and seems built with a lot of care and > precision. I will give a full report once I am flying it. > > Mark Jones, one change after the wheel pants I would definitely make is to > add a streamling cover for your strobe on the turtleback. Similar designs on > Pipers are noted to cost as much as 5 knots, especially the tail mounted > anti-collision, though probably larger in size than yours. Most antenna and > light designs now are encased in some form of a fairing instead of just being > in the slipstream on the faster planes. Even Cessna goes to a lot of expense > to get rid of big drag by using a gear leg fairing to protect brake lines and > lose drag at the same time. > > I can't wait to get mine up to around 10,000 feet and see if I can outrun > Bill and Mark L in TAS with the longer Diehl wings. Not only do they help in > climb, but are also necessary for high altitude cruising, so should produce > more speed higher up, even though they make more drag down low. We shall > see... > > Colin Rainey > N96TA > Ormond Beach, FL > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
