WTB NR O200 prop or climb prop

[SNOW JW]

Long shot, but I?m looking for a climb prop for my O200 and was thinking an NR ground adjustable would fit the Bill.

pm me or email is wtjworking@gmail.com

[Shadowrider]

Don?t put a NR prop on a direct drive engine. In fact I don?t think most manufacturers recommend composite props on direct drive engines.

[alexM]

Don?t put a NR prop on a direct drive engine. In fact I don?t think most manufacturers recommend composite props on direct drive engines.

Where did you hear that? Sensenich sells composite props all day long to people with direct drive props (Lycoming on a Super Cub for example, or me with my Verner radial). I also have a Meglin 3 blade carbon prop from Ukraine and he had no reservations about a direct drive engine.

[avidflyer]

Lots of people have run warp drive props on Continental and Lycomings. About a yr ago, a guy was killed when his NR prop came apart on a 160 HP Lycoming in a Kitfox. Not sure if it really was the prop's fault or the installation. JImChuk

[airlina]

For over 20 years I've talked with prop manufacturers trying to find a ground adjustable composite prop for my Continental IO-240 powered Series 5 and to be blunt , there ain't one out there that I would trust with my life. I've approached Sensenich, Whirlwind, Duc etc and they all say either no or you can try it but the warranty is void. Not very reassuring! So I will simply stay with my wood Sensenich fixed pitch that has served me reliably for 22 years. Wood props are great for absorbing the power pulses . The power pulses on direct drive engines are way different than those with gear boxes and you are truly venturing into test pilot territory when you slap one on and go flying. Lets be careful out there. Bruce N199CL

[Kitfox Guy]

I?ve had a Sensenich ground adjustable composite prop on my Continental 0-200 for a couple of years now (about 100 hours) with no problems.

[airlina]

I?ve had a Sensenich ground adjustable composite prop on my Continental 0-200 for a couple of years now (about 100 hours) with no problems.

At OSH a few years ago, the owner of the company told me that your prop wouldn't be suited for my IO-240 due to the unique power pulses my engine produces and they don't have one they would trust on my engine. Skystar supplied a warp drive prop with my firewall fwd kit caus thats what they had on their demo aircraft....soon after, their service bulletin came out that their demo aircraft prop had cracked ,so obviously i sent it back luckily before installation. Shedding a blade inflight will be a life altering experience so I'm gonna stick with my boring wood prop. Bruce N199CL

[bbs428]

At OSH a few years ago, the owner of the company told me that your prop wouldn't be suited for my IO-240 due to the unique power pulses my engine produces and they don't have one they would trust on my engine. Skystar supplied a warp drive prop with my firewall fwd kit caus thats what they had on their demo aircraft....soon after, their service bulletin came out that their demo aircraft prop had cracked ,so obviously i sent it back luckily before installation. Shedding a blade inflight will be a life altering experience so I'm gonna stick with my boring wood prop. Bruce N199CL

Excellent advice!

The NR prop would eventually have a catastrophic failure on a conventional non geared a/c engine. Don't do it!

[bbaxter51]

I?ve had a Sensenich ground adjustable composite prop on my Continental 0-200 for a couple of years now (about 100 hours) with no problems.

Same. 910hrs on 2 different Senenich ground adjustable composite props on my O200 with 130hp since 2010 with zero issues.

[Billiken]

Don?t put a NR prop on a direct drive engine. In fact I don?t think most manufacturers recommend composite props on direct drive engines.

the production Cessna 162 is powered by a direct drive air-cooled, carbureted Continental O-200-D engine, producing 100 hp (75 kW) at 2,800 rpm and equipped with a two-blade, fixed pitch composite propeller. With the O-200D engine the Skycatcher is capable of cruise at speeds as high as 118 knots