I’ve been thinking along the same lines. The one person I’ve heard of often as a potential builder is Craig Catto, www.cattoprops.com . Last time I looked his props were around $3,000, I think, but I have no idea if that is current. There is also a new possibility, which is to have the prop manufactured on a resin printer and then wrap it in carbon fiber. I’ve done a little research on that front and spoke to a manufacturer last year at the CAFÉ Electric Flight Symposium (this weekend in Santa Rosa!) who confirmed that it’s possible and is already being done for military drones.
Please post your findings!
Thanks,
Mike
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Thomas Giddings
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 6:57 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Fixed Pitch props.
I am curious what you folks might recommend for a fixed pitch prop builder for my project. I will have a lot of excess power and do not think it would be as difficult to get an acceptable level of performance with a lot less money and simplicity. Your thoughts