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E-Props "Constant Speed" Effect Finally Explained

Lets Go Aviate 17,903 3 months ago
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E-Props propellers have been around for a while now, but has recently hit high levels of popularity due to it's automatic constant speed effect. But ask 3 pilots how it works, and you get 4 different explanations. While the exact workings is proprietary information, I share what I have found after months of research. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lets_go_aviate/ ----Image attribution----- E-PROPS DURANDAL 80 S-author Anubis2202 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) cropped + zoomed, overlaid text & arrows Dowty R391 Advanced Propeller System-author Sanjay Acharya (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) croped + zoomed Propeller diagram-author nydano (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en) no changes Cessna T182T Cockpit-author Stahlkocher (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) cropped + arrow overlaid G-DEEZ Denney Kitfox Mk.3-author Aeroprints.com (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) cropped propeller from plane, arrows overlaid ----Video attribution----- Crazy STOL Action at EAA Oshkosh 2022 by RRiner (https://youtu.be/e6RPz9onFZg), license CC-BY Chapters: 0:00 What is an E-Props Propeller? 0:34 Disclaimer 1:00 Prop Angle of Attack Basics (Don't Skip) 4:59 Extended Speed Range (ESR) 6:58 Alternative Way to Achieve ESR 13:26 Further Extending Speed Range

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