From: "John Slade" <sladerj@bellsouth.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Emailing: Ed-Klepeis
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:03:20 -0500
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> exhaust pipe through my Catto prop.  Minimal damage.  Unlike
> Performance props where a guy had the same thing happen and it shattered
one blade
> really screwed up another and like to shook the engine out of the airplane
in
> the second it took him to reach over and shut it down.

> Be sure and get a prop that will take the abuse.
> All Hail Catto !! .... Jim S.


Jim,
I think you're WAY off mark here. When you're bored one day, try throwing
things at a you're ceiling fan. Sometimes you'll be lucky sometimes you
won't.

When something comes off an engine and hits a prop (ANY prop) there are lots
of variables at work which determine the damage that's going to be caused.
The item involved, the RPM at the time, the exact impact angle and position
of the prop at the second the item hits it, and pure dumb luck come to mind
as just a few.

No offense to Craig Catto and his excellent products, but I'd suggest that
the latter is the main reason for the end results in both you're case and
Dave Domier's.
Regards,
John