8 PROPELLERS
The pro pel ler has a con sid er able in flu ence on the op er a tional char ac ter is tics of the en gine.
It is not per mit ted to use any pro pel ler, they must be ap proved by the air craft de signer/ man u fac
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turer dur ing the air craft´s cer tif i ca tion. Ad di tional in for ma tion on the ap proval of pro pel lers is
found in Chap ter 9, Vi bra tions.
Most of the pro pel lers have di am e ters of 1,50 m, 1,55 m or 1,60 m. There are fix pitch or vari able
pitch pro pel lers avail able.
The pitch de pends on the type of air plane and the en gines per for mance.
At pres ent, the fol low ing pro pel ler com bi na tions are rec om mended:.
8.1 L 2000 Series Engines
Man u fac turer, Type and Re marks
Hoffmann HO-V-62/L-160T
Hoffmann HO-V-62/L-160BT, avoid full power over 3000rpm
Hoffmann HO-11*or HO-11A, fixed pitch.
Mühlbauer MT - 1, fixed pitch.
The Op er ating Man ual for the air craft must con tain the lim i ta tions for the type of pro pel ler used.
The re lease of a new pro pel ler does im ply that ex ist ing air craft may be retro fit ted with the new
pro pel ler. For fur ther in for ma tion con tact the air craft- or en gine man u fac turer.
8.1.1 L 2400 EF Engine
Man u fac turer Type Re marks
Mühlbauer MTV 1 A/L 160-06, elec tri cally ad just able pro pel ler, “con stant speed“, 2-bladed, to
be used at Mo tor glid ers
(Mühlbauer MTV 7 A/L 155-03, elec tri cally ad just able pro pel ler, “con stant speed“, 3-bladed, to
be tested soon)
Use adapter part num ber 250.032.510.000 which is de liv ered with the en gine.