OK, Bob and Paul - I goofed again. Paul's numbers are
actually conservative because he used the flatter pitch angle, not
including the angle of attack (beta) used in the diagram.
I promised I would get back with more data on the Hartzell CS 70" prop
utilized by 320's.
The pitch limits are set 30" from the center at 12* for fine and 40* for
max coarse. Of course, the 75% position (26.25") is slightly different and
I measured that as about 2* more angle. So, wind milling at fine pitch of about
14 degrees puts that point on the curve about where the arrow is located - and
above the stationary propeller drag. If the prop can be pulled to coarse
pitch, about 42*, the drag is almost as minimized as in full feather and
certainly less drag than when stationary. Remember I am using the
same prop angle condition that Paul used by not including the additional
and unknown angle of attack.
Just for comparison, the widest blade chord is 6.5" and the chord at
the tip is about 5".
I see why I get such good prop drag on final at 13" MAP since the
RPM is well below the 2500 selected by the pilot and the prop is at
the finest pitch setting.
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Here is some data from my 320 powered LNC2 with the 70 inch
Hartzell prop. This propeller is the same design as an 84 inch prop, but
with 14 inches lopped off (by Hartzell design). Thus, the blade is
very wide. At cruise pitch (somewhat fine), power reduced to near
idle and at best glide (about 107 KIAS for the load as indicated by the AOA
device), the descent rate was 1500 to 1600 fpm (107 Kts is 10,836 fpm), a worse
case ratio of about 6:1. At coarse pitch, the rate was reduced to 400-500
fpm and a worse case ratio of about 21:1. I don't know if I could get
the prop to stop for a test, but I think the drag is some where between fine and
coarse (the area of the chart curve where beta is less than 22 degrees).
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