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Old 30th Nov 2017, 10:48
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mikehallam
 
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That looks O.K. for calculation but represents 85% of the speed of sound.

Somewhere there should be a guide % for a/c prop tip speeds, as approaching closer to 1100 ft/sec could allow some fractions of the air to go supersonic.

But on that score I'm definitely NOT a guru. In any case there may be other factors which make a fast prop noisier than desired.

mike hallam.
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