Voyager is an aircraft propeller offering that turns rotational shaft power into aerodynamic thrust. It is intended for a propulsion installation where the blade configuration and operating limits are matched to the engine and airframe.
The Voyager is a three-blade carbon-fibre aircraft propeller from Hartzell Propeller, a constant-speed propeller for piston-engine general aviation aircraft. It is part of the Top Prop line of performance conversions and is offered for the Cessna 206, U206, U206A and U206 (B to F) models, as a replacement for the propeller fitted at the factory.
The propeller has three scimitar-shaped blades of structural carbon fibre on an aluminium hub. Two diameters are offered: 82 inches for land operation and 86 inches for sea operation. The maker lists increased takeoff and climb performance as the purpose of the conversion. The blades have an unlimited life, and the maker gives a time between overhauls of 2400 hours or 6 years. No RPM restrictions apply to the installation, which simplifies operation compared with propellers that carry restricted operating ranges.
On mass, the 82 inch version weighs 62.8 pounds and the 86 inch version 63.1 pounds, in both cases with the A-2295-1P polished spinner included. For a buyer comparing propellers, this is the figure that affects the weight and balance of the aircraft, and the blade material is the reason a three-blade carbon assembly can be kept this light at such diameters.
Integration is defined by the kit. Each basic kit contains the three-blade propeller (model HC-C3YF-1N with NM8411 blades, in a 4/30 version for the 82 inch land kit), the polished spinner A-2295-1P and the STC document set SA04643CH. The kits cover the IO-520-A engine on the 206, U206 and U206A, and the IO-520-F engine on the U206 (B to F). The approval basis is an FAA supplemental type certificate with foreign validations, listed under TCDS A4CE for the airframe. Installation is therefore a certified modification of a specific type and not a free choice of the integrator.
Typical applications are utility and bush flying, cargo and passenger operations on single-engine Cessna 206 airframes, on wheels or on floats, where owners and operators want better takeoff and climb performance from the same engine.
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