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Old December 20th 13, 03:12 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Ralph Jones[_3_]
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Default Don't you just hate it when the propeller departs the aircraft?

On Wed, 18 Dec 2013 22:33:51 -0500, "Morgans"
wrote:


"Dave Nadler" wrote in message
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A prospect was checking out the nifty Antares 18T
sustainer system somewhere over the forest west of ZWB,
when to his great surprise, the propeller departed.
Hell of a way to impress a prospect.

The problem is with the Solo propeller shaft with the
belt reduction system as used on, IIRC:
- Ventus CM (not V2)
- Duo T
- DG-100T

I'll bet any money the problem will turn out to be torsional harmonics.

Remember the problem with the BD-5?


Yeah, I remember the problem with the BD-5. I know a few people who'd
like to get their hands on him.