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2013 Pilatus PC-12/47E N871DG c/n 1402 Truckee Tahoe airport in California 2023.

- April 2021

-Post Captain, Patrick O'Brian

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A Pilatus PC-12 (N500NK) taxis in at sunset at San Antonio International Airport. This PC-12 has been retrofitted with a Hartzell five-blade swept blade composite propeller. Compared to the standard four-blade aluminum prop, the five bladed prop allows the PC-12 to cruise 5 knots faster, it can reach 28,000 feet 10% faster and offers a 50-foot reduction in takeoff distance. The swept airfoils also reduce cabin noise. As a bonus, the composite prop is also about seven pounds lighter than the four-blade aluminum propeller. I looked up the list price for the Hartzell prop and their own press releases quoted a price of around $83,600 but trading in the original four blade prop got you a $15,000 discount. The five bladed prop is standard on the latest PC-12NG variant. Swept blade props date back to the 1940s with German scientists testing wind tunnel models of such props. NACA (NASA’s predecessor) did extensive research on swept blade propellers as part of its high speed propeller research program but found that the aerodynamics and loads were complex- the technology limitations of the day meant that thinner straight blades were an easier answer. It wasn’t until the last 20 years with the advent of composite materials research and computational fluid dynamics that swept blade props realized their efficiency and performance. #Avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #KSAT #SAT #SanAntonio #airport #igTexas #planespotting #Pilatus #PC12 #instagramaviation #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge #avgeekery #N500NK #splendid_transport (at San Antonio International Airport)