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Thanks for the reply! I did look around a bit more and found that the radial load on the bearing would be due to forces perpendicular to the shaft. So would it be reasonable if I just used the weight of the shaft + the weight of the propeller?

Hi, I am doing design calculations for a Variable Pitch Propeller and I have to calculate bearing life. A deep groove ball bearing is used for a mainshaft (driveshaft). And the mainshaft is connected to the propeller hub. I know the basic formula for calculating the bearing life but I am having...