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Axial Propeller for Fokker DVII - Mercedes
1918
Markings:
15877
Axial
Fok DVII
160 PS MOT DIII P278 ST 205
TP 90E
EDULZUG
Comments: Rare original propeller built by Axial for the famous Fokker DVII using the Mercedes 160 HP engine, this model propeller is very similar to this propeller for the same aircraft using the BMW engine. The Mercedes DIII engine was used on the earlier DVII models before switching to the more powerful BMW engine in the summer of 1918. Axial typically did not use decals on most of their propellers, and stamped their identifying information transversely on the blade rather than the hub of the propeller. The Fokker DVII appeared late in WW1 but is generally regarded as the best performing aircraft in the war.
Wood: Mixed
Length: 278 cm
Pitch: 205 cm
