Wood prop

We'll just have to fly to Pandora and talk to the Na'vi and see what we can barter for some. Did not realize I'd start such a discussion! Not sure I want to increase my gph tho.

What I'd like to do is simply lose weight on Tweety and keep the climb performance better than standard but less than what it is now to possibly improve cruise a smidge if that could work out.

However from very good point Larry made, going to a lighter prop means the CG will be different now due to the lighter weight at that distance from the datum. At 6' in height I don't think I can scoot the seats forward to compensate without surgery!

The current prop Tweety has is pitched for climb and is a McCauley 1A90/CF7148 at 23.5 lbs. I read that as a 71" diameter with a pitch of 48" Warren suggests going to a 51" pitch new prop (metal? diameter?) after the carb change to C85.

Throwing more LL100 on the fire, Sensenich replied back to me that "we do have wood props for this aircraft but metal propellers will provide the best performance." Historically speaking from what I have read that would be more authentic to stay with metal. A bit of a newbie quandary to say the least.

Thank for that, now we need a wood weight.

Just another Question Why are so many wanting more power using the 0-200 parts? The 0-200 engine itself needs to use the 150's 69-inch prop. An as long as I am asking questions, At a given RPM what is the dif in fuel burn between 75 and 85's

I have one sitting right here,a sensenich 72-48 weight is right at 9.5 lbs

Who knows the dif in weight between Alum and wood props? If engine stoppage which would cause more drag? Larry you were talking about wings made me thing About 2000 there was a guy trying to get a new wing design going for Coupes wonder what ever became of that.