Unknown Propellor

Peter wrote:

I assume this only applies to water where the blades are trying to pull the weight of the aircraft through it? I wonder what the difference would be between a powered ditching and a powered dive impact.

More backwards bending I would have thought. Unless the the aircraft lands on the water at a similar speed and direction to the current (rare) then the force of the aircraft pushing against the water would bend the props back as the resultant force would be backwards (I would have thought. Must sit down and do some calculations)

Harboda77;166779 wrote:

Do we have any good photo's of the blade tips to see the damage pattern ?

The extreme angle of blade bending with out damaging the prop roots would indicate that it hit a relatively soft object.

Only these two pics I'm afraid.

I have asked the question on the Key forum too, they seem to think the same regarding the bent props:
forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?137140-Unknown-propellor