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Re:MT-Propeller 11 blade propeller delivers 15% increase in ... by stevehawk on Friday January 06, 2023 @04:15PM (#34281204)
The big wins here are likely the increase in thrust and ultimately cruise speed, which makes twin props more competitive with very light jets, and the decrease in noise which may make more airports accessible to the aircraft in question due to local noise limitations.

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).

Re:MT-Propeller 11 blade propeller delivers 15% increase in ... by MonkeyMalarky on Friday January 06, 2023 @04:30PM (#34281449)
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 (#34281785)
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 (#34282978)
AIUI, drag scales as v³, the reason doubling horsepower adds only a trivial amount of speed.
Re:MT-Propeller 11 blade propeller delivers 15% increase in ... by aidenn0 on Friday January 06, 2023 @07:37PM (#34283540)
You are both right, there are v^2 and v^3 effects, and depending on the speed regime, one or the other will dominate.
Re:MT-Propeller 11 blade propeller delivers 15% increase in ... by AdrianB1 on Friday January 06, 2023 @08:37PM (#34284072)
In the pilot books in my country the v2 is the most significant factor, v3 is not even mentioned in General Aviation.