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  • Re: Setting Prop pitch RPM for best climb

    by » 6 years ago


    How do you get the 5600 figure at WOT straight level when there is almost always some wind at altitude. Doesn't a tail wind flight tend to give you a higher rpm than a head wind?

  • Re: Setting Prop pitch RPM for best climb

    by » 6 years ago


    Hi Fred,
    the answer is NO.

    Wind aloft during flight does not make any difference as it is relative wind.

    There is a difference if you do ground running a prop wind will increase or decrease rpm slightly.

    But when flying no practical difference

  • Re: Setting Prop pitch RPM for best climb

    by » 3 years ago


    Sorry to bring this thread back to life.

    I have an LSA with a 912is and a DUC prop.  I have it set so my average cruise altitude (3,500) at WOT, I am getting 5520 RPM.  On a 80kt climb I'm seeing around 5100 rpm (Vy is 72) and about 750 ft/min

    My rationale, may be flawed but this is my thinking:

    1. I do quite a few cross-country / long flights so speed is fairly important, but fuel efficiency is not that important to me. 
    2. I wanted a prop pitch so WOT I am right at or below the 5500 RPM max continuous for the engine.  This way I get the best top continuous speed.
    3. At level cruise, the engine likes to be at 5000rpm or less --OR-- WOT / out of ECO mode.  Anything in between the EGT tends to get a bit hotter than I like.  
    4. If I pitch the prop to have a WOT at 5600/5700 RPM, I believe I will lose top-end speed and I will likely have heat issues because to get the engine into a full rich mixture I will be over the max continuous RPM.

    Thoughts?


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