Propellers
a survey
GERALD H. MCKIBBEN, EAA 251558
The great Will Rogers once quipped that if you were to lay all economists head to toe, they wouldn’t reach a conclusion. It would
appear the same can be said of airplane build-
ers with respect to propeller choices. But it’s not
because builders are indecisive or ill-informed;
choosing a propeller is a complicated issue. It
boils down to which criteria are important to a
given builder. If cost is the main concern, then
the choices are relatively simple, but factor in
all the other criteria important to most builders,
and the choice may not be an easy one. It’s no
small wonder that many just follow the lead of
