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On 12/17/2023 at 8:26 AM, ChrisH said:

Has anyone installed the scimitar on a Bravo? 

https://hartzellprop.com/stc-approved-for-hartzell-propeller-3-blade-mooney-bravo-prop/ 

My Bravo was used by Hartzell for the test bed for the M20M TopProp STC approval.  I can definitely say the propeller is more smooth in flight and have seen an increase in climb performance and in cruise flight.  I'd say the gain is somewhere in the realm of 3-6 kts. but is much smoother in performance than I have anticipated. 

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