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Propeller Performance Estimator

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m/s
RPM
m
N
W
kg/m³

Propeller operating point

J 0.461

The existing disk view relates flight speed, thrust, loading, and nondimensional performance coefficients.

flight speed35.0 m/sthrust1,200 ND 1.90 mdisk loading423.2 N/m21,200 N over 2.84 m2useful power42.00 kWeta 70.0% of 60.0 kW shaftcoefficientsCT 0.0470CP 0.0309, tip Mach 0.70nD 76.0 m/stip 238.8 m/s

Advance ratio

0.461

n = 40.00 rev/s

Propulsive efficiency

70.0%

42.00 kW thrust power

Coefficient pair

CT 0.0470

CP 0.0309

Disk loading

423.2 N/m²

tip speed 238.8 m/s

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