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Aircraft propellers are airfoils which convert rotary motion from a piston or turbine engine into thrust suitable for propelling an aircraft.

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What is the propeller efficiency, $μ_p$, of modern propellers for light sport aircraft?

Efficiency changes as the aircraft speed changes, all else being held the same (see the figure above - the horizontal axis is advance ratio = V/ND). D is prop diameter, fixed. N is engine speed, whi …
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