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Hartzell Launches the Lightweight Pathfinder Propeller

Hartzell teamed up with Lycoming and CubCrafters to create the Pathfinder propeller. Hartzell Propellers
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Key Takeaways:

  • Hartzell Propeller is launching the new lightweight Pathfinder, a three-blade composite constant-speed propeller optimized for backcountry operations.
  • CubCrafters is the exclusive launch customer for the Pathfinder, integrating it into their new firewall forward package.
  • This package includes a more powerful Lycoming CC393i engine (over 215 HP) and will be an option for new XCub orders with deliveries starting in 2020.
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Hartzell Propeller, working closely with CubCrafters and Lycoming Engines, is developing and launching the lightweight Pathfinder composite three-blade constant-speed propeller optimized for backcountry operations. The Pathfinder propeller with aluminum hub and structural composite blades weighs 44 lbs. and is a three-blade alternative to the reliable Trailblazer propeller. CubCrafters is Hartzell’s exclusive launch customer for the new Pathfinder prop.

Rob Mark

Rob Mark is an award-winning journalist, business jet pilot, flight instructor, and blogger.

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