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broken propellor
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:15 am
by skydiver
I have damaged one blade on my brolga 4 blade, carbon fibre propellor on my trike. I think a stone was sucked into it and smashed a leading edge over 5 centimetres. What is the correct way to replace a blade? Do you need to swing it, balance it or do anything like that? Or is it enough to screw in the replacement?
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 11:22 am
by Tailspin
Just replace the broken blade that should be fine. Just make sure it is balanced before mounting it back on the motor.
Re: broken propellor
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 11:28 am
by Mc Guyver
skydiver wrote:I have damaged one blade on my brolga 4 blade, carbon fibre propellor on my trike. I think a stone was sucked into it and smashed a leading edge over 5 centimetres. What is the correct way to replace a blade? Do you need to swing it, balance it or do anything like that? Or is it enough to screw in the replacement?
The old blades should have the weight serial number and length engraved.
You need to get a new blade matching the average weight.
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 1:15 pm
by Quentin Ferreira
Did you find a new blade??
Quentin Ferreira
ZU-ATP
Newcastle
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 2:54 pm
by Hot Stuff
Demon, agree with you on that one, prevention is better than cure
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 3:25 pm
by DieselFan
demon wrote:I have always had stainless steel leading edges riveted to my warp drive blades - never had to repair or replace a blade in well over 1000 hours since doing this
To what extent do the stainless egdes affect the aerofoil or efficiency of the prop?