The thrust F of a free propeller, either aircraft or marine, depends upon density , the rotation

The thrust F of a free propeller, either aircraft or marine, depends upon density ρ, the rotation rate n in r/s, the diameter D, and the forward velocity V. Viscous effects are slight and neglected here. Tests of a 25-cm-diameter model aircraft propeller, in a sea-level wind tunnel, yield the following thrust data at a velocity of 20 m/s:

Rotation rate, r/min	4800	6000	8000
Measured thrust, N	6.1	19	47

Use this data to make a crude but effective dimensionless plot. (b) Use the dimensionless data to predict the thrust, in newtons, of a similar 1.6-m-diameter prototype propeller when rotating at 3800 r/min and flying at 225 mi/h at 4000 m standard altitude.

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