On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 21:45:39 -0700, "Bob Gardner"
wrote:

A founding member of the Compuserve Aviation Special Interest Group, who is
regrettably no longer with us, lost the prop on his GlasAir and watched as
it flew off into the distance....there's a heck of a lot of pressure on the
back side of the propeller disk. He survived the landing.

I would guess this is not a typical failure though. I'd think a
partial blade separation such as the Lancair 320, or 360 suffered near
Appleton a few years back. You lose part of a blade and it can
literally tear the engine right out of the airplane. This really
ruins the CG.


Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Bob Gardner

"StellaStar" wrote in message
...


http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wi...1014oct14,0,74
34473.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire

MADISON, Conn. -- The propeller from the plane that crashed into a house
on
Lovers Lane Monday night has been found a few miles away in Killingworth.

Police Chief Paul Jakubson said police received a call Wednesday from a
resident of Maple Hill Road in Killingworth, which is 2 to 3 miles from
the
crash site.

So...did it pop off and zing all that way ahead of the crash scene...or
drop
off before they dropped out of the air?