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I am trying to find out what this propeller went on. Can anyone tell me?
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Welcome to the forum,
Wooden three-bladed props are very rare. They were difficult to construct and only really came into their own when light alloy props became available.
Yours looks to have blade roots of slightly different sizes. And it looks rather small. If so it might be a decorative item. Of course, it might be a distortion caused by the lens. Could you let us have a better photograph, showing all the prop, in focus? Is there any data stamped on the hub or blades?
With kind regards,
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Having copied the photo and explored it with my software, I'm inclined to suggest that it has never been fitted to an aircraft (no bolt holes), and could not have flown (the blades are of different sizes and therefore out of balance). And I doubt if the hub joint could withstand centrifugal forces. Or do I mean centripetal? Perhaps one of our mathematically inclined forumites could tell me?
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Bob,
Thank you for the quick reply. I measured each one of the plades and they are all at 27 1/2" from the center hole. I have added some more pictures. I could not find any markings on it.Comment
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