Kelly Troyer wrote:

     Paul,

           Has anyone read page 15 of current "Contact" mag ?

States that Paul Lipps

     (the "Elippse" prop designer )has gone into business with

John Moyle ("Contact"

     associate editor) to produce these props under the company

name "Grand Aero" .

          Tom Aberie smoked the Biplane class at Reno this year

by 14 mph over the record

     using a "Elippse" prop designed by Paul Lipps specifically

Tom's plane .

          The first props will be designed for the popular RV

models . The next issue of

     "Contact" will tell how you to can have one . These props

will be three blade, ground

     adjust, aluminum hub, wood blades with hard leading edge

protection encased in

     carbon fiber covering. New company says we can expct to see

some in the hands

     of RV owners as soon as Janurary 2005 !!


     --
     Kelly Troyer
     Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2

Sounds interesting. I'll need a prop around the summer of 2005 if

everything goes right.

Brian Trubee

I have been following Paul Lipps, and the "Contact" crew for some
time, and have
been
quite impressed with his efforts. Paul is also the primary designer
behind
Klaus
Savier's electronic ignition, and now fuel injection. I do not fully
agree
with his
concept of heavily loading the inner portion of the prop disc, but the
results
are very convincing. This will support good cooling flow, but will make
the local aero design of the front of the cowl more demanding. -
One of our local RV builders said "I don't care if it does work better-
it looks funny" - Vance

Even when it's spinning? :)  Gosh I crack myself up!

Chris Cosman

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