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Mercury Marine Unveils The Spitfire Aluminum Propeller

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Mercury Marine Unveils The Spitfire Aluminum Propeller
posted Mon, 08/08/2011 - 8:42am in Scream and Fly - Industry News
(FOND DU LAC, Wis. (Aug. 8, 2011) – Mercury Propellers is proud to introduce “Spitfire,” Mercury’s first four-blade aluminum performance propeller designed for boaters using 25 hp to 125 hp outboards.

Spitfire provides the best performance in the world of aluminum propellers – in fact, it’s 25 percent faster from 0 to 30 mph than Mercury’s best-selling Black Max propeller, and there’s no penalty in top speed.

Key to Spitfire’s performance is its four-blade design. Four blades allow Mercury Marine engineers to increase the blade area of the propeller while keeping the diameter low, which allows the propeller to spin up quickly and