I dunno how true this is, but I recall reading in a full scale airplane magazine that an unfeathered, spinning prop creates more drag then a solid disk of the same diameter!
At 06:46 PM 9/25/03 -0700, Lynn & Meredith King wrote: >High Jim, Lynn King, Anacortes WA. here. >I have yet to see any power guys reply to your request for info. >So I'll jump in. I fly lots of sailplanes, TD open, 2 M and Scale >large and small. I also fly power recreationally. I also do a lot >of towing for the scale group. In the power world we choose >props for speed or pulling power OR breaking on the down >hill side of a maneuver. Yes some props are noted for their >ability to help slow the plane down. Ask any experienced power >guy how the speed increases on landing with a dead stick >(engine out) and they will tell you that the speed increases >dramatically. So it should be easy to see that a coasting >prop is going to create more drag than a stopped one. >Hope this helps, >Lynn > >As an aside, how is comcast working for ya? > >RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
