Rubber-Propeller Combination for Rubber Powered Model Planes

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A Study on the Combination of Rubber Torque and Propellers in Rubber - Powered Model Planes

Prepared by Toshimi Taki
April 17, 2026

English translation of my paper on rubber-propeller combination for rubber powered model plane is presented in pdf file.

Toshimi Taki, "A Study on the Combination of Rubber Torque and Propellers in Rubber Powered Model Planes," Presented at 63th Aircraft Symposium in 2025, JSASS-2025-5146, in Japanese.

Abstract:
Propeller/rubber motor combination is important for performance of rubber powered model planes. Modelers usually find optimum combination based on their experience. This paper presents a method to find propeller/rubber combination using dimensionless parameters.

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