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1936 one bladed prop
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:50 am
by Baldeagle
Got to fly a 1936 Taylor J-2 Cub with one bladed Everal prop on Saturday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqiBb98 ... LJi6Vc-Q4w-
Re: 1936 one bladed prop
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 1:22 pm
by bipe215
He cranked with the nub end, pretty cool.
Re: 1936 one bladed prop
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 7:34 am
by Tiger Tim
Lucky! Flying a 40 horse Cub with a single blade prop is on my bucket list.
-Tim
Re: 1936 one bladed prop
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 7:55 am
by AvroAvian
Terrific video of a great aeroplane! It's good to see and hear some of these unusual engines and propellers still operational.
Thanks for posting.
Re: 1936 one bladed prop
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 8:30 am
by Baldeagle
Re: 1936 one bladed prop
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 8:23 pm
by Dave Hadfield
So, is it free from vibration? Does it vibrate at one RPM more than another?
Dave
Re: 1936 one bladed prop
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:21 am
by Fouga23
Wow! First time I see such a thing. How do you balance a prop like that? Does it hinder performance?
Re: 1936 one bladed prop
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 4:11 pm
by mustanglover
Got me a little worried there during the start.
He seemed to be a bit careless propping it just using the nubby end to turn it to the blade, almost like he did not ever expect it to start on the nubby end.
Re: 1936 one bladed prop
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 8:30 pm
by Baldeagle
Gene's been propping airplanes for 70 years, he knows what he's doing. He was hamming it up a bit when it started, but that was all, it was hard starting and took a while to get going, had already worn out one propper.
Fouga23 if you look at the linked article it explains the balance and etc. Pretty ingenious. You can't tell any difference by flying it, but it is supposed to increase performance.
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