This prop was given to my great uncle by wilbur wright, it hung on a barn for awhile just trying to find out info about it. I was in contact with a museum in dayton as well as hartzell. anyinfo would be nice.
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Yes, according to the AEF document I have from 1918, that model (577) is a French Levasseur propeller made to be used on a Nieuport 28 with a Gnome 150 HP engine. It should be 2.55 meters (about 8', 4") long and you can also check the hub dimensions on this chart. It should match the row that says Gnome 160.Last edited by Dave; 12-12-2008, 06:23 PM.Dave
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more pics and thanks for the info, your dead on. Dave, i know you said 1918 should i presume that this was made between 1914 and 1918?Attached Files
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Originally posted by chris02_84 View Postmore pics and thanks for the info, your dead on. Dave, i know you said 1918 should i presume that this was made between 1914 and 1918?Dave
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My Grandmothers Uncle, Perle Whitehead was a friend of Orville Wright. Not sure how or when the propeller was given to him. sorry for the confusion. Most of my dad's family lived around or in the dayton area for many years. my grandmother and her brother and sister reside in lebanon, ohio. I'm originally from lorain, ohio. The prop was on a barn for a long time till the barn burned down. The prop has some darker spots on it from the fire.
Is there any kind of documents that might have propellers listed to the aircraft it might have been on? I assume that these were a dime a dozen back then and discarded regularly....Last edited by chris02_84; 12-15-2008, 02:40 PM.
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Originally posted by chris02_84 View PostIs there any kind of documents that might have propellers listed to the aircraft it might have been on? I assume that these were a dime a dozen back then and discarded regularly....
Lamar
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Keep in mind that a lot of these were never actually on an aircraft. They were kept around as spares and when the aircraft became obsolete (which happened quickly during WW1), the propellers became surplus, and were often saved, and sometimes used for firewood. Usually if they have been used you can see an indentation around the face of the hub where the wood was compressed against the metal hub.Dave
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