>>
    >> I haven't published the details of my prop construction, the
   details are
    >> of my own design and still proprietary for now. But here is my
   method in
    >> general: The blades are all carbon fiber with internal carbon fiber
    >> spars and are layed up in molds. The blades are done first and all
    >> blades are built at the same time because they tie into each
   other in
    >> the center, so a mold has to be built for each blade in the
   prop. The
    >> last step is to build a laminated hardwood hub around the blades.
    >>
    >> Perry
    >
    >
    > Thanks for the info Perry,
    > Can you say what the final prop weights were?
    > Cheers
    > Cary

   The 3 blade 72 dia 88" pitch prop Perry built for me weighs
   17 lbs.

   Chris Cosman



The prop on my Long-EZ is 3-blade, 62" diameter and 68" pitch and weighs
13 lbs.

Perry Mick

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