My new 69CK arrived today! Will post a Pirep when I get it installed. The new Sensenich PMA'd spinner arrived the other day, and I had it painted at a local body shop. Looks real nice. A different shape and size from the Cessna spinner - that will take some getting used to.
My new 69CK arrived today! Will post a Pirep when I get it installed. The new Sensenich PMA'd spinner arrived the other day, and I had it painted at a local body shop. Looks real nice. A different shape and size from the Cessna spinner - that will take some getting used to.
You'll get guys asking where you got an STC for a constant-speed prop.
I got the new 69CK-0-48L prop hung today. The new Sensenich/ACS spinner looks quite a bit different and will take some getting used to. The spinner fit the bulkheads perfectly and all the holes lined up, but the propeller blade openings had to be massaged with a Dremel tool as there was some interference. One unforeseen issue is my cowl plugs no longer fit worth a damn.
The new 48" has exactly the same static RPM as my old 50" McCauley (2440). I have long suspected that the old 50" was probably performing about like a new 48" due to having been whittled down over the years, including rounded tips. With WOT at 2,500 MSL, RPM was exactly at redline (2,750).
If anyone can use my old spinner or propeller, let me know. I will make you a good deal on either or both. The spinner and bulkheads are in very good condition with no cracks (the rear bulkhead is fairly new). The prop was re-pitched, balanced and painted at Maxwell Propeller in Minneapolis in July 2013.
She does look different, Fred.......but it looks just fine, too.
Besides, spinners are just there so we have something to rub on and gently pat when we tell the plane "good job and thanks" when we walk away after a flight.
Besides, spinners are just there so we have something to rub on and gently pat when we tell the plane "good job and thanks" when we walk away after a flight.
I'd rather pat on the head than the nose.
That might explain the shiny spot on the top of the cowling . . .
She does look different, Fred.......but it looks just fine, too. Besides, spinners are just there so we have something to rub on and gently pat when we tell the plane "good job and thanks" when we walk away after a flight.
Jim
I was afraid I was the only one that did such a thing, I guess I'm not weird. 😎
Eric Olson Portland, OR N7165F 1966 Cessna C-150F Troutdale, OR (KTTD) Hangar C1 John 14:21
Thanks, I am enjoying it. My impression is the plane climbs better now, but I believe I may have lost some airspeed. My theory is the smaller diameter of the new spinner has opened a larger area of the cowl intake, causing more aerodynamic drag.
