Craig/Svein, I have heard of a Woodcomp prop stripping off some of its
carbon fibre sheathing in heavy rain, but having said that probably the
majority of the guys that I have flown with (& my own plane) have Woodcomp
props that have shown absolutely no effect.
Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "craig bastin" <craigb@onthenet.com.au>
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 9:00 AM
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Propeller - Flying in rain
> Heavy rain can (apparently, have heard this from several sources) erode
> the
> leading edge of some props, in much the same way as sand can
> which makes sense if you think about the water jet machining done these
> days, mind you i wonder how long it would take to see any sort of
> meaningful wear.
>
> If anyone has any firsthand experience with this i am sure the group would
> love to hear about it.
>
> craig
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Sidsel & Svein
> Johnsen
> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 3:44 PM
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Europa-List: Propeller - Flying in rain
>
>
> Karl,
>
>
> Can you please elaborate on what you say at the end of your response to
> my
> question about flying in rain with air intake on top of cowling:
>
>
> I have flown in the rain with the standard setup, while returning from
> Oshkosh. I didn't notice any problems. But normally I try to avoid it,
> because it isn't good for the propeller.
>
>
> Regards
>
> Svein
>
>
>
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