Hi everyone,
I would be very grateful for some help from any of the many experts out there.
I have just acquired an old 2 bladed wooden propeller with a metal hub (very heavy at about 40kg). Its about 8' long, and has had a lot of use. From the seller I understand it to be a Rotol Airscrew from 1941 -ish. Possibly it was off an early Hurricane or Gloster. There are various numbers stamped on the metal hub. These include:
BLADE 1 (with an upwards military arrow between the BLADE and the 1.
1 TYPE N SR3012421 (The numeral 1s are upside down)
SEP 1941? (these numbers are very faint so I could be wrong with this) No 73760
RA13513
I would be most grateful if you could give me some more information on this propeller, or point me in the right direction to find out more, as it would add to its sense of history. I would particularly like to be sure from which aircraft it came. There was obviously also some metal or canvas tacked to the leading edges as the copper tacks are still there.
Many, many thanks in anticipation,
Best regards,
Tekling158
I would be very grateful for some help from any of the many experts out there.
I have just acquired an old 2 bladed wooden propeller with a metal hub (very heavy at about 40kg). Its about 8' long, and has had a lot of use. From the seller I understand it to be a Rotol Airscrew from 1941 -ish. Possibly it was off an early Hurricane or Gloster. There are various numbers stamped on the metal hub. These include:
BLADE 1 (with an upwards military arrow between the BLADE and the 1.
1 TYPE N SR3012421 (The numeral 1s are upside down)
SEP 1941? (these numbers are very faint so I could be wrong with this) No 73760
RA13513
I would be most grateful if you could give me some more information on this propeller, or point me in the right direction to find out more, as it would add to its sense of history. I would particularly like to be sure from which aircraft it came. There was obviously also some metal or canvas tacked to the leading edges as the copper tacks are still there.
Many, many thanks in anticipation,
Best regards,
Tekling158
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