Do any propeller blades have winglet? Posted by martianfrog@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 6 comments
[-] Roger_Freedman_Phys@reddit Yes, indeed! https://www.thecfiguy.com/single-post/2018/02/19/no-this-was-not-a-prop-strike-the-benefits-of-these-props-are-huge [-] thatCdnplaneguy@reddit Yep, they are called Q-tip blades. Blew me away when I first encountered them in the wild [-] martianfrog@reddit (OP) Hmm interesting they bend opposite way to traditional wing winglet ie down rather than up. [-] thatCdnplaneguy@reddit From what I understand they aren’t there to help aerodynamically like winglets, but to reduce noise. Really not sure of the science behind it to be honest, just a decent conversation with the owner [-] practicalcabinet@reddit Blew me away Shouldn't have been standing right behind it then [-] thatCdnplaneguy@reddit Haha…yeah…been told that before but I cant help my urges!
[-] thatCdnplaneguy@reddit Yep, they are called Q-tip blades. Blew me away when I first encountered them in the wild [-] martianfrog@reddit (OP) Hmm interesting they bend opposite way to traditional wing winglet ie down rather than up. [-] thatCdnplaneguy@reddit From what I understand they aren’t there to help aerodynamically like winglets, but to reduce noise. Really not sure of the science behind it to be honest, just a decent conversation with the owner [-] practicalcabinet@reddit Blew me away Shouldn't have been standing right behind it then [-] thatCdnplaneguy@reddit Haha…yeah…been told that before but I cant help my urges!
[-] martianfrog@reddit (OP) Hmm interesting they bend opposite way to traditional wing winglet ie down rather than up. [-] thatCdnplaneguy@reddit From what I understand they aren’t there to help aerodynamically like winglets, but to reduce noise. Really not sure of the science behind it to be honest, just a decent conversation with the owner
[-] thatCdnplaneguy@reddit From what I understand they aren’t there to help aerodynamically like winglets, but to reduce noise. Really not sure of the science behind it to be honest, just a decent conversation with the owner
[-] practicalcabinet@reddit Blew me away Shouldn't have been standing right behind it then [-] thatCdnplaneguy@reddit Haha…yeah…been told that before but I cant help my urges!
Roger_Freedman_Phys@reddit
Yes, indeed! https://www.thecfiguy.com/single-post/2018/02/19/no-this-was-not-a-prop-strike-the-benefits-of-these-props-are-huge
thatCdnplaneguy@reddit
Yep, they are called Q-tip blades. Blew me away when I first encountered them in the wild
martianfrog@reddit (OP)
Hmm interesting they bend opposite way to traditional wing winglet ie down rather than up.
thatCdnplaneguy@reddit
From what I understand they aren’t there to help aerodynamically like winglets, but to reduce noise. Really not sure of the science behind it to be honest, just a decent conversation with the owner
practicalcabinet@reddit
Shouldn't have been standing right behind it then
thatCdnplaneguy@reddit
Haha…yeah…been told that before but I cant help my urges!