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Lets explore the 4 most popular propeller myths that I often see and hear talked about. Does a smaller diameter propeller make an airplane faster? Is large diameter propellers only good for STOL planes? This and another 2 myths are covered in the video, explaining some very interesting and unexpected facts about airplane propellers.

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IMAGES:
P47D Hun Hunterauthor Kogo (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Co...) cropped & zoom
Republic P47 Thunderboltauthor Eric Friedebac (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) cropped & arrow, text overlaid
F4UCorsair OEEAS OTT 2013 04 main landing gearauthor Julian Herzog (http://julianherzog.com/) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) no changes
F4UCorsair OEEAS OTT 2013 15author Julian Herzog (http://julianherzog.com/) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) cropped, slow zoom
Zenair STOL CH 701 Krakowauthor Jakub Hałun (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) cropped, slow zoom

Chapters:
0:00 Premise
0:31 Myth 1 3 Blades Are Less Noisy than 2 Blades
4:03 Myth 2 3 Blade Props Should be Shorter than 2 Blade Props
7:48 Myth 3 Fast Planes Need Small Diameter Props
9:04 Myth 4 Large Diameter Props Belong on STOL Planes, Not Fast Planes
11:00 Large Diameter Prop Lightbulb Moment
13:19 Learning Propellers From History
14:29 BUT...it was a myth for a reason