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Old 20th February 2008, 11:15 AM
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Exclamation Re: Determineing pounds thrust for propellers

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Originally Posted by Curious George View Post
If I have a 72 inch propeller I want to use to vertically lift something, how do I determine how many rpms I need to achieve each pound of thrust. Im not sure of the pitch yet. Oh also, How effective will going from say a 2 blade prop to a 3 or 4 blade prop be in achieving more thrust?
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