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Originally Posted by George Hopp
The wider -- wooden -- blades gave a better climb, and the narrower -- metal -- blades gave a better level top speed.
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A propeller also must be durable enough for a combat aircraft. Some of the pure racing blade designs were not practical for military use. The same principles applied to motor boat propellers for the coastal forces, always resulting in a design compromise between maximum speed and maximum acceleration.