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Propblur, or prop blur, refers to the blurred visual effect made by an airplane propeller when it is spinning. This effect is particularly intriguing to airplane modelmakers and photographers.

This term, propblur, is used by pilots, airplane enthusiasts,and hobbyists who build scale model airplanes. The term is also used by photographers to describe the blurred effect of the spinning propellers. Photographers often have a favorite method to capture the effect in their photographs.

Modelers of scale airplanes have used several techniques to try to give the effect of a propeller in motion. Probably one of the most common techniques is to use a painted or printed image on a lucite or clear plastic disc. A more recent invention is an etched metal device called a "Propblur". It allows modelmakers to produce a model that more accurately depicts the real life effect.

Here are links to the propblur devices, and to reviews of the propblur devices by independent modelbuilder sites.

home.comcast.net/~propblur/ propblur.googlepages.com/home home.comcast.net/~propblur/ www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Rev2/1801-1900/rev1 www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Review_Archives/Pro