Is it a two blade or three blade warp.
Is it a two blade or three blade warp.
It's a CHREE Blade. (FAA controller talk) 3 blade for the rest of us.
JimS
Thanks for reply. I have a two blade that has much better performance than my IVO but with a nasty vibration I won't live with, I have considered sending it back to have it tapered.
Shipped my square tip Warp Drive to Iowa to have it cut to Tapper Tip and install nickel leading edges. Looks like I'm grounded for about 3 weeks.
, then
Steve Wilson
Huntsville, UT
Kitfox 85DD
912A / 3 Blade Taper Tip Warp Drive
Convertible Nosewheel & Tailwheel
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Sorry to hear that Steve. If I had a spare Ivo, I'd send it to you or better yet, come down and fly with me.
DesertFox4
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Thanks, DF4. Both sound like great options.
Steve Wilson
Huntsville, UT
Kitfox 85DD
912A / 3 Blade Taper Tip Warp Drive
Convertible Nosewheel & Tailwheel
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Received by newly cut Warp Drive Taper Tip propeller yesterday. Installed it today. I set it at the same pitch as before I had it cut and did a run up. I gained 300 RPM Wide Open Throttle. The weather was crappy and time was short so I didn't test it yet. Within the next few days I'll do some take offs and cruise testing and let you know how it goes. So far, it does exactly what Daryl at Warp Drive said it would do.
Steve Wilson
Huntsville, UT
Kitfox 85DD
912A / 3 Blade Taper Tip Warp Drive
Convertible Nosewheel & Tailwheel
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Steve,
What pitch are you running and what engine?
Thanks Eddie
Flying a series 4 speedster
Rotax 912uls whirlwind 75”
The engine question is easier than than pitch. The engine is a Rotax 912A. 80 HP. The pitch is 11 degrees at the tip. I checked it at the inside edge of the nickel leading edge, closest to the attach point and it is 22 degrees there. I hear all kinds of pitch degrees and have never really understood at which point people are setting pitch. My plane is 660# empty and I have 8.00x6.00 tires. Before the tapper tip I could get off the ground, on pavement, with just me and full fuel in an easy 300 ft. It would cruise at 100 mph but preferred 90-95 mph. My Wide Open Throttle during run up was 4,800 rpm. Now it's 5,100+. If I can get a nice cruise at 95-98 mph I will take a little pitch out for shorter take off.
Steve Wilson
Huntsville, UT
Kitfox 85DD
912A / 3 Blade Taper Tip Warp Drive
Convertible Nosewheel & Tailwheel
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