Re: Canadian Fans

[Keith Bradshaw <bradshaw@utdallas.edu>]

 universal truth.  If it was, why aren't there more airplanes with five 
>     bladed props?
  

The fastest prop plane ever was the 5 bladed scimitar propeller 
P-47N which did 504 mph.

Typhoons, Tempests, Spitfires, and a lot of Russian turboprops use
in high performance versions used 5 bladed or more props.

mBrad