3 blade or 4 blade prop?

Discussion in 'Props' started by Dave T, Jan 17, 2012.

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  2. pistnbroke
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    pistnbroke I try

    As a general rule when replacing a 3 blade with a 4 blade you need to knock off 2 inches of pitch or to look at it another way in your case if you replace a 10 inch pitch 3 blade with a 10 inch pitch 4 blade it will load the motor same as a 12 pitch 3 blade ...
     
    pistnbroke, Sep 12, 2012
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