How to choose the right wooden aircraft propeller for our RC model?

RC hobbyists who want to make up a great model RC airplane by themselves must need to buy the relative components, the necessities including: battery, canopy, cowl, small gas engine or motor, fuselage, landing gear, propeller, spinner, transmitter, wings and etc. These major components are playing an important and unique role in the model airplane during it work. Well, among these components, propeller seems to be different because it turns and impels the airplane forward, without that, your model airplane cannot fly in the air. So how to choose good propeller is a big problem since we need to learn about the size of the product and also our model airplane's size. Wood airplane propellers are the first choice for RC modelers, since it is lightweight and less expensive, also the wood airplane propellers will not bend the engine crankshaft easily during making an impact with the ground. As some players would like to make a wooden propeller by handcraft, but that will cost a lot of time, and for the new players or players who do not want to waste time on doing a wooden propeller, buy one propeller from online store is easily. But, how to choose a wooden propeller? First, we should clearly about the size of our gasoline engine, break-in prop, 2 bladed propeller choices, 3 bladed propeller choices and 4 bladed propeller choices. Second, you should choose the propellers according to the size of your model gas engine:

Prop Chart for 2-stroke Gas Engines Engine Size 17cc 20cc 2 Bladed Break-in Propeller Prop Choices 14x6 16x8 13x6, 14x7 15x10, 16x10, 17x8 16x12,17x10, 18x8, 19x8 18x8, 18x10, 19x8, 20x6 3 Bladed Propeller Choices NA NA 16x10 16x10, 17x10 4 Bladed Propeller Choices NA NA 16x8 Mustang 16x8 Mustang,17x8 Mustang

26cc-28cc 17x8 30cc-36cc 18x8

36cc-40cc 20x8

18x10, 18x12, 20x10 18x12, 20x10, 22x8, 23x8 20x12, 22x12, 23x10, 24x8 24x10, 26x8 24x12, 26x10 26x12, 27x10, 28x10N 26x12, 27x10, 28x10 26x12, 27x10, 28x10 26x12, 27x10, 28x10 30x12, 32x10, 32x12 30x12, 32x12 32x12, 33x11 32x12 34x14, 35x10, 35x12, 36x12 32x14, 33x11 36x16, 39x12 36x18, 38x16

18x10, 19x10 18x10 19x10, 20x10, 21x11.5 21x10

50-55cc

20x10

19x8 Mustang

60cc 70cc 80cc 85cc 100cc 111cc 120cc 150cc 160cc 170cc 200cc 4 cyl 210cc 222cc 4 cyl 320cc 4 cyl 420cc 4 cyl

22x10 24x8 24x10 26x10 26x10 26x10 26x10 30x10 32x10 32x10 32x12 34x12 32x12 36x12 39x12

20x10

22x10, 22x12 22x10 22x12, 22x10 23x12, 24x10 24x12, 22x10 25x10, 25x12 25x10, 25x12 24x10 25x12, 26x12 24x10 25x12, 26x12 24x10 28x12, 28.5x12 28.5x12, 29x12 26x10 Mustang NA

29x12, 30x12 NA 30x12, 31x12 NA 31x12, 32x12 NA 31x12 NA

34x10, 34x12 NA 36x16 NA

Third, break-in propellers will lightly load the engine, at your first running of a new small gasoline engine; there will be some frictions between the piston, piston ring, cylinder wall and all other moving components. So, you cannot break-in the engine on the ground. And make sure the engine runs reliably first! This can take as long as is required, but don't run the engine on the ground in an effort to break it in. There is not enough air to cool the engine. After break-in your new gas engine well, then you can going to do other things, and after prepared everything well, you are be able to enjoy a good experience with your model RC airplane.