Our PROP was delivered today!!!!! So, citing!!!!!
We ordered a 72” (recommended for tailwheel RV’s) Hartzell Constant Speed Propeller: C2YR-1BFP/F7497-2 which will be installed on a Lycoming IO-390 (210 hp) engine. According to the Hartzell Propeller order form on the Van’s website, this is the only prop available for the RV-14 (several other options for the RV-14A though).
Here it is right off the UPS truck! The little box on top contained the Owner’s Manual (pictured at the bottom of the post) and some documentation. There was no damage to the shipping box and it seemed pretty well protected.
I will take the prop completely out of the box in the next few days to make sure there was no damage during shipping (should be fine, but I’ll check anyway). In the mean time, we removed the banding straps and opened the box to review the prop hub.....
.....one of the blade tips.....
.....and one of the blades.
Here is the Owner’s Manual that came with the propeller.
The engine was ordered prior to the Lycoming price increase and should be delivered around the end of March/first of April. Until then, the prop is all by itself.
The work sessions/posts regarding the installation of the propeller will be covered in Section 44, Spinner & Propeller