Hartzell announced it has achieved supplemental type certificate approval for a propeller called the Trailblazer for the tailwheel-equipped backcountry Husky, produced by Aviat Aircraft in Afton, Wyoming. The composite swept-tip Trailblazer prop was introduced earlier this year and is available in two- and three-blade versions. The Husky uses the two-blade, 80-inch version of the Trailblazer to replace the 76-inch aluminum propeller that comes standard with the Husky.
Testing has shown the Trailblazer improves the Husky’s climb performance by more than 10 percent and reduces the takeoff distance at max gross weight by 12 percent compared with the Hartzell aluminum propeller that comes standard with the airplane.
