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Propeller naming suffixes (E, SF, MR, P, W, N, C)

Name: Propeller naming suffixes (E, SF, MR, P, W, N, C) dimension sheet
Creator: Xem Studio
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What do the letters on APC propellers mean? · Standard part · basis: Design rules and figures from the cited sources; example geometry by Xem Studio

Also called: apc prop suffix, apc sf meaning, apc e prop meaning, pusher prop p, apc mr prop, propeller naming, apc prop codes, slow flyer prop, wide chord prop w

Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

sizes: 5 in table

Notes

APC stamps diameter x pitch on the blade, followed by letters: E thin electric, F folding, MR multirotor, SF slow flyer, R reversible (all electric-only); W wide chord, N narrow, NN very narrow, P pusher/reverse rotation, C carbon (40% carbon / 60% nylon) (APC Nomenclature).
No letters means a standard right-hand Sport prop for IC engines that can also be used on electric motors (APC).
The file is a reference example built by Xem Studio from the numbers above. Sizes the sources do not fix are illustrative; scale the example to your own vehicle.

Propeller naming suffixes size chart

parameter	value or range	source
E / F / MR / SF / R	thin electric / folding / multirotor / slow flyer / reversible	APC Nomenclature
W / N / NN	wide / narrow / very narrow chord	APC Nomenclature
P	pusher (reverse rotation)	APC Nomenclature
C	40% carbon / 60% nylon by weight	APC Nomenclature
No suffix	standard right-hand Sport prop	APC Nomenclature

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

APC Propellers	APC Propeller Nomenclature	web	Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
Model Aviation (AMA), J. Smith with APC Propellers	Common Questions with APC Propellers (Mar 2021)	web	Publisher's page; dimensions are facts

Free files

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apc-propeller-naming-propeller

10×4.7 in propeller, 2 blades: each section set at the geometric pitch angle atan(P / 2πr); chord and section illustrative

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