Re:MT-Propeller 11 blade propeller delivers 15% increase in ...
by MonkeyMalarky on Friday January 06, 2023 @04:30PM
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If you trade efficiency for faster cruise speed, is your trip being shorter a net win for fuel costs?
Re:MT-Propeller 11 blade propeller delivers 15% increase in ...
by TylerE on Friday January 06, 2023 @04:53PM
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No, because drag scales with v^2. Going 10% faster requires 21% more power (and thus fuel), but only reduces trip time by 9%.
Re:MT-Propeller 11 blade propeller delivers 15% increase in ...
by moloch-hai on Friday January 06, 2023 @06:39PM
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AIUI, drag scales as v³, the reason doubling horsepower adds only a trivial amount of speed.
The big loss here is purchase price and maintenance price. But that's on a scale that's probably not bothering a person who can afford a brand new Beechcraft King Air or to completely refurbished a used version of the plane in the video (they quit making the Piper Navajo 30 years ago).