Painting the pilot side of a wood prop

On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 04:32:46 -0400, Michael Horowitz
wrote:

Michael Horowitz wrote:

There are sun angles such that on final I get a strobe effect from sun
reflected off the back of the wooden prop.
I have asked Sensinich if painting the back would cause them any
heartburn i.e. different rates of heat absorbtion, balance , etc.
NILHRD from them yet.
Anyone had any experience? - Mike


Sensinich replied that it's not a problem if you maintain the
propellers balance.

Thanks for the replies - MIke

prop balance the most important.
second most important, dont have any ridges or edges to the paint.
the loss of laminar flow can be critical
....or should that be the loss of thrust can be horrifying.
Stealth Pilot