effective pitch

effective pitch

[ə¦fek·tiv ′pich] (aerospace engineering) The distance traveled by an airplane along its flight path for one complete turn of the propeller.

effective pitch

effective pitchThe difference between the geometric pitch and the effective pitch is the angle of attack. It can also be termed as “slippage,” meaning lost work.The actual distance a propeller moves forward through the air in one revolution. It is the difference between the geometric pitch of a propeller and the propeller slip. Also called a practical pitch.