Analysis Pitch | How To | |||||||||
Formula | ||||||||||
P (feet) = (101.33 x Va) / Na | ||||||||||
Va = speed in knots through wake at zero thrust | ||||||||||
Na = shaft RPM at zero thrust | ||||||||||
zero thrust means knots and RPM at which thrust = zero | ||||||||||
Almost NEVER quoted by manufacturers as blade thickness, pattern and width all have | ||||||||||
a marked effect, so two props that appear identical but have different blade thicknesses | ||||||||||
actually have different pitch. | ||||||||||
Face pitch is measured 70% of the radius out from the axis of rotation. |