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Old November 19th 08, 10:59 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
noel.wade
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Default 4-blade Pawnee Performance?

Can anyone out there with experience behind both 2-bladed and 4-bladed
Pawnees give me an idea of what the performance losses are?

My club has debated this off and on, but I was recently at a field
with a 4-bladed Pawnee and was much impressed with the lower noise.

Problem is, I've got club members claiming that it'll cost over $10k
to do the job, and we'd give up 25% to 30% in performance due to the
extra blades.

Can anyone corroborate those numbers?

Thanks, take care,

--Noel

 




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