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The development of a composite propeller blade with a carbon fibre reinforced plastics spar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

W. J. Colclough  and
J. G. Russell
W. J. Colclough
Affiliation:
Dowty Rotol Ltd.
J. G. Russell
Affiliation:
Dowty Rotol Ltd.
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Three basic problems encountered in the use of propellers on hovercraft are erosion, corrosion and noise. The tip velocity of a 9 ft diameter hovercraft propeller can exceed Mach 0·8, giving rise to fairly high noise levels. When operating over shallow water the propeller may run in a fine suspension of sand and sea water, which at these high speeds is akin to operating in a highly corrosive vapour blast cabinet.

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Supplementary Papers
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 76 , Issue 733 , January 1972 , pp. 53 - 57
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1972 

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References

Paper given at a symposium on “The Effect of New Materials on Aircraft Design”, on 4th March 1971. Three further papers on Carbon Fibre were published in the December 1971 Journal.