Warp drive advance composite propellers california. Factory repair warp drive incorporated offers propeller blade repair services. A report has been received of a crack in the hub of a warp drive 2 bladed propeller fitted to a jabiru 2200a engine on a thruster t600 sprint. The propeller equipped by the servomechanism may work on the constant speed principle. In contrast to some other fictitious fasterthanlight technologies such as a jump drive, the warp drive does not permit. Place this hub plate upside down on a flat surface with the. In the event of damage, the blades are individually replaceable. It offers two to sixblade hub designs, primarily for ultralights, powered parachutes, gyroplanes and trikes, as well as lsa and experimental airplanes up to 180 hp. Useful maintenance videos and documentation for ch chris heintz designed aircraft.
A spacecraft equipped with a warp drive may travel at speeds greater than that of light by many orders of magnitude. The whirlwind mini hub allows for a smaller diameter with a 75mm bolt pattern. Warp drive propeller manual rating required select rating 1 star worst 2 stars 3 stars average 4 stars 5 stars best name. Warp drive tapered 332 sensenich 420 whirlwind 64 inch 332.
Warp drive propellers, aircraft propellers or airboat propellers, can help you set your propeller. Ercoupe propellers page 1 univair aircraft corporation. Of course, there is some blade flex under loading but in general, no, warp drive propellers are some of, if not, the stiffest composite propellers on the market. You need to contact the manufacturers for all uptodate information. The rotax installation manual and service information state a maximum moment of inertia of 6000. What the europa owners found was the airmaster propeller hub was so reliable and the blades were so tough it soon became the most popular constant speed propeller hub used on the europa kit aircraft and a thousand other experimental kit owners.
The price for the turbo propeller includes the nickel leading edges, faceplate and the mounting bolts. Warp drive propellers for airboats on sale, warp drive. Warp drive 68 composite propeller standard standard cabin heater standard standard electric bilge pump standard standard sliding canopies standard standard electric landing gear standard standard gear warning system standard standard manual flaps standard na. Warp drive, neuform 2 blade, nueform 3 blade and the 5 sensenich props and so long as they were all set to the same wot rpm they all flew side by side at wot and climbed the same.
Adjust the blade pitch following the protractor instructions on the other side of this page. Warp drive propellers, blade pitch setting, warp drive professional. Their ground adjustability allows them to be fine tuned to your aircraft and conditions. Manual flaps standard na electric flaps na standard analog instrumentation standard standard garmin g3x touch 10 and 7 efis na standard adsb compliant for 2020 regulations standard standard. The 315 nm 232 ft, lb is the max tq the propeller shaft can be subjected too, not the tq spec for the bolt to attach the propeller. Sep 05, 2000 in addition to womrhole geometries 1,2, other spacetimes that allow superluminal travel are the alcubierre warp drive 3 and the krasnikov tube,14, which will be presented in detail below. The warp drive protractor makes it easy to prepare the propeller for adjustment by. Rear view of warp drive propeller hub with spinner back plate. My kit came with 3 blade square tip nickel edge 72inch diameter warp drive prop. Warp drive prop inspection issues general maintenance. This model of propeller makes less noise and is more efficient in converting horse power into thrust over most of the useable propeller rpm range. The propellers are useful for engines with a gearbox. Warp drive propellers are the most popular on corvairs, over 75% of the fleet use them. Dec 19, 2011 my ct2k has had a warp drive prop for the past 5 years with nickel edges.
The warp drive is no anvil, but the new whirl winds are lightweight at approximately 11 pounds for the entire propeller assemblyhub and three blades. Belt reduction drives for aircooled industrial engines. Warp drive builds solid carbon fiber, ground adjustable propellers for a wide. Airmaster ap332 propeller upgrade from the warp drive. We have an array of propeller information available here but you can get in touch with us directly 95pm cst. Propeller type gt 2 2 blade laminated wood gt2151107 powerfin 2 blade square tip warp drive 2 blade high power hub propeller dia x pitch 151cm x 107cm.
After attending some rotax forums i have been told that this prop is too heavy for the rotax 912uls engine. Warp drive propellers, high performance propeller systems. It can also be used to check wing surfaces on your aircraft. This is an assembly of anodized aluminum plates and composite clamping blocks. Connecting the propeller, battery holder, and motor 1 locate the motor and the propeller. Warp drive inc 1207 highway 18 e ventura, ia 50482. In the case of a warp drive propeller, the bolt tq is.
Above this speed compressibility of the air in front of the prop leading edge begins to occur which begins to rapidly degrade. Thruster air services thruster t600 series microlights fitted with jabiru 2200a engines. Warp drive propeller repair warp drive propellers are repairable and the blades are individually replaceable. Airmaster ap332 propeller upgrade from the warp drive to. The ss2000d6i or ss2000d3i programmable motion controller is a fullfeatured and flexible product, yet it is fairly simple to apply it to your machine control application. See provided instructions for torque values and tightening order.
If you want the quietest and most efficient thrust propeller system, select a prop configuration and reduction drive ratio that will keep the tip speed for your cruise rpm at or below 700 feet per second or 475 mph. The warp drive velocity in star trek is generally expressed in warp factor units, whichaccording to star trek star fleet technical manual corresponds to the magnitude of the warp field. Both authorities apply one of the strictest engineering requirements for registering ultralite machines, its called bcar section s and if they are happy with the. Click here for warp drive aircraft propellers click here for warp drive airboat and hovercraft propellers setting blade pitch using the warp drive professional protractor you should be pleased to know that you are using the warp drive professional protractor which is designed after the high dollar propeller protractors. Warp drive propeller 3blade standard propeller shipping worldwide call 12516090969 for a propeller suggestion for your application. High horse power carbon fiber propeller 3blade, whp hub. Optionally they can be equipped by the feathering capability.
Warp drive incorporated 1207 highway 18 east ventura, ia 50482 usa phone. A protractor to measure and set blade pitch is also included. Warp drive propellers, blade pitch setting, warp drive. I have been a dealer since 1996, and have sold hundreds of them.
Airmaster ap332 propeller upgrade from the warp drive to the. Warp drive carbon fiber propellers on sale, warp drive helice. A warp drive is a theoretical superluminal spacecraft propulsion system in many science fiction works, most notably star trek and much of isaac asimovs work. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Solid carbon fiber propellers for aircraft, airboats, gyrocopters, trikes, parachutes, etc. Props so that brings the total to 3 one on each of the rotax engines in fact. Manuals hpl3 3blade propeller with hpl hub hpl2 2blade propeller with hpl hub forms serial number registration repair testimonial release aircraft propeller warranty instructions protractor instructions setting blade pitch leadingedge tape propeller assembly. Warp drive prop inspection issues general maintenance ct.
Bottom line, if a prop mfg may says he is the best thing since sliced bread take it with a grain of salt and so long as every thing else is equal so are they. A reliable electric servomechanism is available as an option. Achieving warp factor 1 is equal to breaking the light barrier, while the actual velocity corresponding to higher factors is determined using an. For years the europa community has satisfactorily flown with the airmaster using the tapered blade of 62 to 64 inches on the 912 powered classic, and the 64 inch wide blade on the 912s and 914 powered aircraft. F propeller manual original revision content ivoprop installation and maintenance 12022012 none added warp drive manuals powerfin propeller installation and maintenance 10222007 02152011 manufacturer update manual warp drive propeller installation and maintenance 12022012 none added option. Front view of the propeller hub with spinner back plate. Warp drive propellers, aircraft propellers or airboat propellers, can help you set your propeller blades pitch angle within 14 of a degree.
If you have tested the propeller on your boat, the propeller may be subject to a restocking fee if the propeller shows excessive signs of wear or abuse. A standard hub is an assembly of aluminum plates and composite clamping blocks which accommodates hub bolt pattern of up to 318. Caa regime but this year i placed it on the irish register. The 6 main mounting bolts get torqued at 175 inch pounds. You have used our propeller assembly instructions or a propeller manual to mount your propeller to your engine with the propeller mountingbolts and bladeclampingbolts loose enough to allow the blades to still rotate in the hub.
They are wellregarded groundadjustable props with solid carbon blades. Warp drive advance composite propellers california power. And with the protractor locked in place on the blade, you can adjust the pitch to required standards. Warp drive propeller installations on direct drive aircraft engines and other engines used on airboats must tighten the 516 clamping bolts to 200 inch pounds and tighten the 12 flange mounting bolts to 60 foot pounds. The propeller manufacturer sets out the torque limitations for the attachment bolts.
Warp drive aircraft propeller manual in pdf format. Many of the warp drive blades are fitted into other brands of groundadjustable hubs. Copyright 2010 warp drive incorporated warp drive propellers. Warp drive advance composite propellers aircraft spruce. Engine, propeller and other standard aircraft items are not on this list. Univair aircraft corporation 2500 himalaya road aurora, colorado 80011 toll free sales. A must see for anyone doing maintenance on a ch aircraft airframe pdf. It accommodates standard and custom hub bolt patterns of up to 3 18. Jul 17, 2019 thank you for being a warp drive customer. Warp drive, woodcomp, kremen propeller blade angle see propeller manual. Install the spinner back plate between propeller hub and aluminum plate. You will also want to insert the six mounting bolts into the faceplate, then into the aluminum hub plate.
The carbon fiber standard blades can be used on rotax, arrow, vw and similar engines. The engine side of the hpl hub has been counterbored to fit over the drive lugs. Inflatable dinghies, river rafts, pontoons sale priced. Standard is generally used for 2stroke engines with a 75mm bolt pattern and 312 bolts. Based in ventura, iowa, since 1989, warp drive continues supplying its wellknown groundadjustable propellers with carbon fiber blades. Adherence to these torque values is imperative for reasons of safety. May 06, 2018 in recent years, however, physicists have discovered two loopholes to einsteins ultimate speed limit. A propeller does not work well just under and over mach speed. All warp drive propellers are available with an inlaid nickel leading edge for protection against heavy abrasion.
Warp drive 68 composite propeller standard standard cabin heater standard standard electric bilge pump standard standard. Warp drive propellers on sale this month, warp drive props, carbon fiber propellers, composite. Propeller diameters mounting warp drive blades are between 42in. Standard carbon fiber propeller 3blade, wstandard hub. Warp drive hubs warp drive offers two types of hubs of our propellers. Skystar aircraft recommends that all kitfox owners operating the continental io240 with a warp drive propeller carefully inspect the propeller hub and collar area prior to each flight for evidence of cracks.
Warp drive propeller blade types all propellers and blade types are available with stainless steel leading edge protection as an option at additional cost. Refer also to the engine manual for detailed information 1. With this side facing the motor, firmly push the propeller onto the motor shaft. Warp drive propellers have been in production since 1989. When using the protractor it is important to always read the same side of the protractor when. Any shipping and handling charges are nonrefundable. The singlepiece propeller hub is made of forged high quality aluminum alloy. Warp drive propeller manual six chuter international. If you have a warp drive prop with nickel leading edge commonly found on float planes, you can literally chop fire wood with it. Warp drive professional protractor, set your propeller blades within 14 of a degree blade pitch accuracy. Fundamentally, both ideas involve manipulation of spacetime itself in some exotic way that allows for fasterthanlight ftl travel. Please call tollfree with any questions, comments, or concerns. Correcting the propeller angle on my warp drive prop.
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