In a message dated 2/20/00 4:22:02 PM Central Standard Time,
rotaryeng@earthlink.net writes:

No doubt the MT is high quality, good performing prop; but to call it "

light

weight" reminds mean of some of the political rhetoric currently filling

the

airwaves.  The MT-18 weighs in at 53 lbs; roughly double the IVO (27 lbs)

Yes but a large (250-300 hp) 3 blade Hartzell runs closer to 80 pounds. Plus
the IVO is not a constant speed, its a a variable pitch (or variable twist
for the purists out there! :-) )

Rob Johnson

 
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