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Old 11th January 2003 | 20:43
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The advantages of round tips are that they are (usually) more efficient, quieter and look prettier.

The advantages of square tips are that they allow greater disk density so greater thrust if there is a particular reason to limit the diamter you should be able to get as much thrust as you want, they also are generally cheaper and easier to make in modern materials.

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