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My dad's cousin worked for GE during WWII. He was chief of the Airframe & Propulsion Section, Aerophysics Laboratory. He worked to help develop the jet engine. He gave my dad an old wooden prop off of his airplane. It is a 6 hole prop with: DES 76046 Ser 39655 HP 66 RPM 2550 . I could take a picture of it. From the Sensenich web site, I think it might have been manufactured between 1932 & 1942. Would anyone have anymore information on it. I wished I had talked with Linn Gore about his experiences before he died. Unfortunately, I was too busy being a dumb kid. There is a "2" on the back side in the bolt hole area.
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In the design number DES 76046, are you certain the middle character is an 0 and not maybe a C?
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I'm guessing that maybe the "O" in the drawing number is actually a "C", although I wasn't able to find either letter with those numbers on the Sensenich site. I don't find many matches for other 76" props either. Maybe a picture would help.
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Thanks for taking my email address out of the post. I'm pretty sure the "O" is not a "C". The prop measures out 77 inches long wih cloth on the ends & brass leading edges. I will try to get some pictures taken tomorrow. I appreciate the input.
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Looks like a climb prop for a Luscombe 8A with a Continental A-65 65 hp engine. I'd say the prop is circa 1939 or 1940.
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