Pietenpol-List: Speaking of Props and Bikinis...

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Original Posted By: "Dortch, Steven D MAJ NG NG NGB"
List,I knew that would get your attention!But it was Dan Helsper who brought up the =93sensuality=94 of props. It got meto thinking=85.Not to be coy, as I have received many kudos for even attempting a prop, butI was =91unfulfilled=92 with the area at the hub-to-blades, and it wasn=92t untilDan=92s remark that I started looking at it in a whole new light. Here, I=92vebeen thinking of airfoils, pitch lines, strength ' with my head totally upin the clouds ' when the answer is right here on Earth=85in the gutter! That=92sright, once I got my mind in the gutter, where I do my best thinking, Irealized the problem: My prop was like a bikini model=85with thick ankles(not that there=92s anything wrong with thick ankles!), but I was looking forsomething different. After all; take a look at this picture:Tell me that doesn=92t scream, =93FRENCH BIKINI=94!! As most of you know, that=92sDan=92s prop. That=92s sexy. I don=92t care who you are!PF Beck has apparantly figured this out, too, but I couldn=92t get a good readon the profile of the blades, though I knew I liked the look of his. Thedifficulty is knowing how a trace pattern of the profile really translatesto the overall look of the prop. Trial and error, I guess.So, with maximum Pucker Factor, I did two things: 1) I put the prop back on the table saw and cut the thickness from 3 =BE=94to 3 =BC=94! (same thickness as PF=92s=85.just copy success, right?)2) I slendered up the =91ankles=92. In fact, I removed exactly 1 lb ofmaterial ' from 10.6 to 9.6 lbs!Total time on the =91re-figuring=92=85about 3 hoursSo here=92s the final results=85who wants to be a bikini judge?Gary BootheCool, Ca.PietenpolWW Corvair Conversion, mountedTail done, Fuselage on gear(16 ribs down=85)________________________________________________________________________________

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Original Posted By: Jim

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Original Posted By: Michael Perez