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Old 09-16-05, 06:04 PM   #2
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you ever looked inside a jet engine ? if not it has tiny thin fan blades so instead of 5 or 7 blades you might have 70 or 80 (depends on size of screw)

this means the propellor can bite more have more power at slower turn rate and its quieter cause it doesnt trun so much
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