Popular Post Sunbeam Posted November 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2020 My buddy on the coast spotted these when the owner dropped in for a WOF on his way to the scrappies. It turns out the hoarder owner of this treasure had finally decided that a couple of decades of storing these was enough and it was time for a purge. Best mate #1 rightly judged that these would be right up my alley. I am in the process of finding out what aircraft they came off. For reference, each blade is 2.05 metres tall, so not off a Piper Cub then.... Plans are a good bling up and park at least one in the front entrance of my house where other types of folk might put a hat rack. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfashark Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Any markings on them at all? Are they hollow, or do they just have a blind hole at the root end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbeam Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 Blades are solid, there is a slight hollow in the round bit at the root. Some numbers, mostly indexing marks for setting up in the hub and some other numbers that are meaningless without the right book probably. I’m 99% sure they’re off one of these: Which makes them old school. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Really big ceiling fan pls... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbeam Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 Proof that aluminium alloys do rust. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 @SOHC has plenty of bike parts like that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOHC Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 They are cool, I am glad you saved them, I saw a prop blade once that the old guy had been cutting out conrod blanks for his JAP speedway engine from, 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzstato Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 So cool... they match Land Rovers nicely.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transom Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 19 hours ago, Sunbeam said: Blades are solid, there is a slight hollow in the round bit at the root. Some numbers, mostly indexing marks for setting up in the hub and some other numbers that are meaningless without the right book probably. I’m 99% sure they’re off one of these: Which makes them old school. There is a plane like that at founders park museum Nelson - may be some pics on their website and a local Barry to go planespot for you to compare props 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfashark Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 21 hours ago, Sunbeam said: Blades are solid, there is a slight hollow in the round bit at the root. Some numbers, mostly indexing marks for setting up in the hub and some other numbers that are meaningless without the right book probably. I’m 99% sure they’re off one of these: Which makes them old school. The museum at Omaka airfield should be able to tell you straight away if you send them pics, as they've got a ground-running condition Bristol Freighter in their possession. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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