tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556050465385247470.post2539803531992587344..comments2023-12-31T09:40:12.648-08:00Comments on Bob Hoover's Blog: The Littlest WingBob Hooverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15861126799745704555noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556050465385247470.post-9636309281053742622009-02-26T10:37:00.000-08:002009-02-26T10:37:00.000-08:00There's at least one motor-glider design that uses...There's at least one motor-glider design that uses a single-bladed prop. Since the prop has to retract into a slot in the fuselage, using a single blade lets them have a longer prop for the same amount of storage space.Liberal Seagullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328078673786106540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556050465385247470.post-65124567061529692372009-02-25T18:20:00.000-08:002009-02-25T18:20:00.000-08:00Weren't the Wright brother's among the first to te...Weren't the Wright brother's among the first to test multiple propeller designs in the hopes of finding an ideal balance? IIRC from history class, the propellers they started with were derived from boat propellers ("screws") which were appropriate to the relatively high viscosity of water but were completely unsuited to air, producing very little thrust. It was their skill in applying the scientific process, as much as their skill as engineers and machinists, that allowed them to be first in the air.<BR/>They built their own engines from scratch, built wind tunnels to test wing and propeller designs, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com