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Fixed Pitch Propellers for Motor Boats
Custom-calculated fixed pitch propellers with 2–7 blades in bronze or NiBrAl to ISO 484/2 Class II or S: conventional, skew-back, Kaplan, special and surface-piercing propellers.
Description
France Hélices manufactures fixed pitch propellers for motor boats and professional vessels in 2, 3, 5, 6 or 7 blades, in bronze or NiBrAl, to ISO 484/2 Class II or S, at its Cannes and Concarneau sites. Each propeller is calculated by its engineers from the customer's vessel data, for diesel, gasoline, electric or hybrid propulsion.
Conventional propellers
- 3-blade: FH3 55, FH3 80/85
- 4-blade: FH4 65, FH4 75, FH4 85, FH4 95, FH4 125
- 5-blade: FH5 90
Skew-back (silent) propellers
- FH3 SB, FH4 SB, FH5 SB
Kaplan propellers for nozzles
- FH3K, FH4K, FH5K
Special propellers
Made to customer drawings or models in 2–7 blades, bronze, Ni-Br-Al or other materials, for tidal turbines, mixers and agitators, submarines and bow thrusters.
Surface-piercing propellers
Custom 4-, 5- and 6-blade propellers (FH4SSP, FH5SSP, FH6SSP) for surface drives on fast planing boats: sport fishing and racing boats, pilot boats, patrol boats, interceptors, SAR vessels, coast guard and ambulance boats.
- Nibral, 20 to 60 in diameter, ISO 484/2 Class S
- Compatible with all surface drive brands (e.g. Surface Drive System, Arneson), trimmable or fixed
- FH5SSP efficiency above 75% in cavitation tunnel tests
- Designed with CAD/CAM and CFD; 3D-printed foundry patterns; 5-axis CNC machining; dynamic balancing; certificate of conformity to ISO 484/2 Class S
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