For comparison, I ran a 62D x 66P prop on the O-200 on my KR. With a 60" diameter, you could probably reasonably pull a 68"pitch, but I would expect a 76" prop would be too much load for an O-200. It would likely work pretty well on an O-235-L2C with an SAE-1 hub.
-Jeff Scott Arkansas Ozarks. > Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2022 at 1:15 PM > From: "Mark Langford" <[email protected]> > To: "Flesner via KRnet" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: KRnet> Propellor correction > > > Flesner via KRnet wrote: > > > Reading the post again I was reminded it is not a Sterba prop so > > disregard my post. I have no experience with a Sensenich prop so it > > might work. > > My experience with Sterba props is that he "over-rates" the pitch number > - he labels it a pitch that is higher than most other props with similar > performance at a given RPM would have. So that 76" pitch Sensenich > might be labeled a 78 or 80 if Sterba were to make it. Ed says that's > not so, so it's just my observation, not a policy. > > Sensenich makes props with outstanding performance, both in climb and > speed (both at the same time), and I highly recommend them (that's what > I flew on N56ML, and now have on Joe's plane) but I think this much > pitch may require quite an engine. Another factor though is "blade > area", which can be a large variable as well. Sterba makes some great > props also....that's what I have on Jim Faughn's plane. > > I'd get the prop serial number and call Sensenich in Florida and ask > them how that prop will work with the O-200. It's entirely possible > it's a perfect match, and they would certainly know. > > Mark Langford > [email protected] > http://www.n56ml.com > Huntsville, AL > -- > KRnet mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet > -- KRnet mailing list [email protected] https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet
