X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 19:26:05 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from n23a.bullet.scd.yahoo.com ([209.73.160.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with SMTP id 1089753 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 02 May 2006 23:48:56 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.73.160.68; envelope-from=naf@britevalley.com Received: from [66.218.69.5] by n23.bullet.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 03 May 2006 03:48:04 -0000 X-Original-Date: 02 May 2006 20:48:04 -0700 X-yahoo-newman-property: wss X-yahoo-newman-id: null Received: from [66.218.85.36] by t5.bullet.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 03 May 2006 03:48:04 -0000 Received: from milter5.wss.scd.yahoo.com (66.218.85.20) by mta5.wss.scd.yahoo.com (7.0.042) id 442D290F01FBADB5 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 2 May 2006 20:48:04 -0700 Received: from paul (dpc693571209.direcpc.com [69.35.71.209]) (authenticated bits=0) by milter5.wss.scd.yahoo.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k433ksco092941 for ; Tue, 2 May 2006 20:47:05 -0700 (PDT) From: "Paul Nafziger" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Prop Diameter X-Original-Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 20:46:42 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <002601c66e64$368c09d0$0402a8c0@paul> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: AcZuWrBEb3eA41QpSlC2LYvKgL54LwACVTYg In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 Jerry, I have a 72" Hartzell which works fine except when the nose gear collapses. Where are you by now and how you doing? Naf LNC2 N7PN > -----Original Message----- > From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On > Behalf Of Jerry Fisher > Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 7:37 PM > To: Lancair Mailing List > Subject: [LML] Prop Diameter > > I am just getting round to selecting the prop for my 360. > Could someone advise me what the realistic maximum diameter > is to avoid trimming the tips every time you hit a bump on > the taxiway, or brake hard? I have heard various figures > from 68 to 72 inches, and would like to know what other > people's experience is. I am looking at a 71 inch prop as > one candidate. > > Also, can you increase ground clearance by putting a small > spacer between the nose oleo and the nose gear fork, or does > that introduce other problems? Thanks. > > Jerry Fisher > > > -- > For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/lml/ >