If you own an airplane, there's probably a composite prop mod for it. While more expensive, it cuts weight and vibration and the blades don't wear out.
That's an MT compostite, constant-speed prop on an American Champion Super Decathlon. Aerobatic aircraft owners were among the first adapters of composite props because of weight and reduced operating loads on the engine crankshaft during aerobatics.
In a matter of less than three decades composite props have gone from interesting curiosities on homebuilt airplanes to widely accepted original equipment on new production airplanes and almost universally available aftermarket replacements for metal props on legacy birds. While still more expensive than their aluminum counterparts, the advantages of composite propellers in terms of […]
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