X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao104.cox.net ([68.230.241.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.1) with ESMTP id 2830716 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:43:11 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.42; envelope-from=alventures@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao104.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20080403154229.HSYK11963.fed1rmmtao104.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:42:29 -0400 Received: from BigAl ([72.192.137.74]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id 93iW1Z00p1cVYgg033iWfl; Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:42:30 -0400 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Prop selection Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 07:45:41 -0800 Message-ID: <000a01c895a1$c5569c00$6401a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000B_01C8955E.B7335C00" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C8955E.B7335C00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The direct bid from MT, was for $14,850, including the spinner and some other accessories. The Craig Catto prop was for less than $3000, and = the performance figures were almost identical. The Catto prop on my Velocity 20B cost $1750 and weighs 17 lbs. My take = of roll is in line with, and my cruise burn is lower for the same speeds as = the Velocity guys that paid $10,000 more for an MT that weigh 33 lbs more. = Not to mention expensive servicing later. Puzzling. Maybe on a hot day somewhere at high altitude I'll get a hint. =20 Al =20 ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C8955E.B7335C00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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The direct bid from MT, was for $14,850, including = the spinner and some other accessories.  The Craig Catto prop was for less than $3000, and the = performance figures were almost identical.

The Catto prop on my = Velocity 20B cost = $1750 and weighs 17 lbs.  My take of roll is in line with, and my cruise burn is = lower for the same speeds as the Velocity= guys that paid $10,000 more for an MT that weigh 33 lbs = more. Not to mention expensive servicing later. Puzzling.  Maybe on a hot day = somewhere at high altitude I’ll get a hint.

 

Al

 

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