For those who are skeptical about propellers - Team 2526

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10-02-2009, 11:20

Steigerwald Steigerwald is offline

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Re: For those who are skeptical about propellers - Team 2526

I agree that that needs some serious protection. Don't underestimate the energy in large diameter spinning objects.

Perhaps you could make a ducted design that turns with the blades. Then you would get more performance, while reducing the chance of pieces coming out of the fan space.

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