Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #28666
From: Jarrett & Heidi Johnson <hjjohnson@sasktel.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Props
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:31:57 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
I'm wondering if there isn't a way to also figure in the forward speed into all of this? These formula's so far will show the tip speed at zero forward speed [ if I've been following this correctly]??  The addition of forward speed may not have a very large impact but it should have some effect shouldn't it?
 
Jarrett Johnson
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Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 4:14 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Props

Thanks George. my mistake was that i did not convert it to MPH.
I was also given the formula for cruise speed:

Pitch" x RPM x 60  = MPH
       12 x 5280

Buly
On Dec 21, 2005, at 4:39 PM, george lendich wrote:

Buly,
Looking at the formula given by members on this list, 2 out of 3 were spot
on with Hoverhawk and the third was close.

Examples:
1. Prop Dia x 3.1416x RPM/ 720 - Correct!

2. Prop RPM x Dia x .00436 - Correct ( 3.14/ 720 =.00436)

3. 3.14 x 64 {given prop dia} ( 5500/2.17 {given RPM})= 508346/707 -
slightly incorrect ( as compared to the other 3 examples, which include
Hoverhawk)

i.e 3.14/ 707 = .004809 whereas all the others are 3.14/ 720 = .00436.

Now that I have that sorted - can someone tell me how to calculate pitch,
easily!!
George ( down under)


Thanks Perry. This makes me feel much better. Looks like the formulas
given to me were not good.
Buly
On Dec 19, 2005, at 2:00 PM, Perry Casson wrote:

I think your math is off a bit - Here's a online calculator http://
www.hoverhawk.com/propspd.html

I think 6900 puts a 72" prop close to  mach 0.9 but I've never ran
mine above 6500

Perry Casson



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