Aeromatic Information

What is an Aeromatic Propeller? The Aeromatic propeller is a fully variable pitch propeller that is virtually equivalent to a constant speed propeller. But it is not quite the same thing. The typical constant speed (CS) propeller for a Lyc 0-320 will weigh about 54 pounds, add to that the weight of a governor and the cockpit control, you are pushing 60#. In addition to that, the engine has to have a hollow shaft in order to feed the oil to the hub. The Aeromatic prop needs no governor, cockpit control nor a hollow crankshaft. It is entirely controlled by dynamic forces, centrifugal forces, air loads etc. The typical weight of the Aeromatic is about 34#. That weight varies somewhat depending on which configuration of the propeller you have. It will allow your engine to develop 100% horse power for takeoff, climb and cruise. Typically when you apply full throttle for takeoff your engine will rev up to about 50 rpm less than red line. After you have reached flying and or climb speed your engine will be turning red line rpm. After you reach cruise altitude and level off and gain speed, the propeller will increase pitch as you gain airspeed. Consequently you are now in cruise mode with more pitch much like a constant speed prop. This is not a two speed prop, it modulates itself based on the speed of the airplane and other dynamic forces. And it is not going to cost as much as a constant speed prop. These propellers were certified on most of the production airplanes during the big airplane boom right after WW II. Pipers, Stinsons, Ercoups, T-crafts, Bellancas, Swifts, Aeroncas, Cessnas, Meyers, Monocoupes, Fairchilds, Grumman Widgeon, Johnson Rocket, Ryan Navions and more plus some foreign airplanes. These props will be especially useful on many home built airplanes in the range of 40 HP up through some 260 HP engines. There are two basic designs, one for flange shaft engines and one for 20 spline shaft engines. The stability of the Aeromatic propeller is obtained by balancing the pitch decreasing effect of the ...