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Subject: Europa-List: Re: Woodcomp or Airmaster Prop
From: Guerner Remi <air.guerner@orange.fr>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:11:19

<<<<The "extra" twist for enhancement of cowl port airflow is not a 
factor in a 912s application.>>>>>

Hi Ira,
I have 630 hours on my Airmaster AP332/WarpDrive and I am very happy with the 
reliability
and performance of this prop. But the cooling problem on the ground
with the WarpDrive blades is a big inconvenience, with any engine. All Europas
I know, fitted with the WarpDrive prop, fixed or variable pitch, even with the
80 HP 912 have this ground cooling problem as soon as they have to wait more
than a few minutes at the holding point in hot weather. With the existing Europa
XS cowl, I believe the only  solution would be to have wider blades at the
root and higher twist, as offered by Woodcomp. 
Regards
Remi Guerner
F-PGKL, XS Monowheel, 912ULS, 1014 hours.



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