View Single Post
  #48   Report Post  
JAXAshby
 
Posts: n/a
Default

of course, or very nearly so. That is what the word means. At least to the
professionals. rubber ducky sailors are a different breed, of course.

Subject: What are the pros and cons of a folding prop?
From: otnmbrd
Date: 8/31/2004 10:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Message-id: . net

So,Doodles, what you are saying, is that unless the blades are totally
flat, the term "feathering" can not be used?

otn

JAXAshby wrote:
the blades are curved, and rather dramatically so.




The blades rotate until they are inline with the shaft axis, how is this
not feathering?

take a look at the blades. they rotate and thus *reduce* drag, but they
certainly don't "feather".




I have, the blades rotate to line up with the axis of the shaft, how is
that *not* feathering?