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