WhirlWindProps
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Hi Everyone,
Just sharing some insight on how we do some design and analysis on our airboat propellers. WhirlWind Propellers is an Aviation AND Airboat company in San Diego, so we're open for a chat while the East-Coast Airboaters are finishing dinner! We do lots of detailed design work, performance analysis, structural analysis, and in-house CNC machining to create the ideal aerodynamic geometry for the carbon fiber propellers you put on your airboat!
Here are some pictures of Finite Element Analysis on a star fish...
oh uh, I mean on a 5-Bladed 85" Carbon Max Super Wide Propeller!
Finite element analysis is a way to investigate the stresses throughout any structural component. We create the 3D model and assign material properties to each component of the propeller. Then use sophisticated software to approximate the stress at each point based on the Horsepower, Torque, and Aerodynamic loads being applied to the propeller. In these pictures, red represents high stress and blue/purple represent low stress, we use this data to ensure that your propeller can last forever even under the highest loads that are constantly applied by your engine.
You can boat around with confidence knowing that your airboat prop was designed and manufactured with the same attention to detail as one that would be flying around with someone's life depending on it! An aerospace-grade aluminum hub with carbon fiber blades and an electroformed nickel leading edge makes for one high quality propeller!
Just sharing some insight on how we do some design and analysis on our airboat propellers. WhirlWind Propellers is an Aviation AND Airboat company in San Diego, so we're open for a chat while the East-Coast Airboaters are finishing dinner! We do lots of detailed design work, performance analysis, structural analysis, and in-house CNC machining to create the ideal aerodynamic geometry for the carbon fiber propellers you put on your airboat!
Here are some pictures of Finite Element Analysis on a star fish...
oh uh, I mean on a 5-Bladed 85" Carbon Max Super Wide Propeller!Finite element analysis is a way to investigate the stresses throughout any structural component. We create the 3D model and assign material properties to each component of the propeller. Then use sophisticated software to approximate the stress at each point based on the Horsepower, Torque, and Aerodynamic loads being applied to the propeller. In these pictures, red represents high stress and blue/purple represent low stress, we use this data to ensure that your propeller can last forever even under the highest loads that are constantly applied by your engine.
You can boat around with confidence knowing that your airboat prop was designed and manufactured with the same attention to detail as one that would be flying around with someone's life depending on it! An aerospace-grade aluminum hub with carbon fiber blades and an electroformed nickel leading edge makes for one high quality propeller!
