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They also sell/sold a P-420-17 (narrow deck) and P-420-5 (wide deck) - the P-860 series is manufactured  by MT.
 
They also sell/sold a P-420-17 (narrow deck) and P-420-5 (wide deck) - the P-860 series is manufactured  by MT.
 
== Hartzell ==
 
== Hartzell ==
Harzell toyed with the idea of selling pusher propellers for the Velocity, and provided a test unit to the factory.  However, the testing was not successful, I believe the pressure pulses from the wings were too high, but I'm not sure.
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Harzell toyed with the idea of selling pusher propellers for the Velocity, and provided a test unit to the factory.  However, the testing was not successful, I believe the pressure pulses from the wings were too high, but I'm not sure.<br/>
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[[Image:hartzel.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Hartzell Test Prop]]

Revision as of 14:44, 12 May 2008

MT Prop govener Selection

Per Eric Greindl @ MT-propeller Entwicklung GmbH

P-860-20 with .947:1 governor gear reduction ratio (wide deck)

P-860-3 with .895:1 governor gear reduction ratio (narrow deck)

My IO-540K1G5 is a wide deck engine - so I have a P-860-20.

John Tvedte johnt at comp-sol dot com

P.S. They also sell/sold a P-420-17 (narrow deck) and P-420-5 (wide deck) - the P-860 series is manufactured by MT.

Hartzell

Harzell toyed with the idea of selling pusher propellers for the Velocity, and provided a test unit to the factory. However, the testing was not successful, I believe the pressure pulses from the wings were too high, but I'm not sure.

Hartzell Test Prop