Performance Propellers, officially Performance Propellers USA, LLC, is an American manufacturer of wooden

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. The company headquarters is located in

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.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 84. BAI Communications. The company makes wooden two and three-bladed propellers from

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laminates, with rain-proof

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tips, for engines up to .

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*{{Official website, http://performancepropellersusa.com/ Aircraft propeller manufacturers Aerospace companies of the United States

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