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Aircraft Part, TEST wotizit

what is it?
what is it from?
what year?

http://www.aviationmuseum.co.uk/wotizit.JPG
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By: Whitley_Project - 13th January 2005 at 17:28

Ooops – obviously not!

Does it contrarotate?

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By: TempestNut - 13th January 2005 at 15:54

Not so much a guess as elimination of everything else, and yes please.

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By: Colin Wingrave - 13th January 2005 at 13:52

Serial Range L1547 – L2146 600 Aircraft
Built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd., of Kingston and Brooklands, to specification 15/36 under contract No. 527112/36. The first 430 aircraft were manufactured with fabric covered wings; the remaining 170 with metal covered wings, some aircraft later re-fitted with metal wings at Maintenance Units within the R.A.F. Aircraft deliveries commenced on the 15th December, 1937, and were completed on 6th October, 1939. L1547 was first flown on 12th October, 1937.

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By: Whitley_Project - 13th January 2005 at 13:48

Does it contrarotate?

what is it?
what is it from?
what year?

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By: Colin Wingrave - 13th January 2005 at 13:47

OK I think I have to give this one to TEMPESTNUT, its a Watts 2 blade Propeller Boss, we exacavated the remains of Hurricane L1599 in 1977, This was the 53rd production Hurricane

Sgt. Sidney. Victor. Evetts
HAWKER HURRICANE Mk1 L1599
56 SQUADRON US-C
NORTH WEALD
ESSEX
ENGLAND.

Thank you all for your input, I will post another test again soon if anyone would be interested.
Colin

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By: willy.henderick - 13th January 2005 at 12:39

Possibly

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By: TempestNut - 13th January 2005 at 12:36

Looks to me like the Prop shaft from a Merlin, very early Model such as E,F or G so it could be from the prototype Hurricane or Spitfire.

What about prop shaft from a Merlin II from the speed spitfire??

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By: DazDaMan - 13th January 2005 at 12:07

Something from the supercharger? :confused:

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By: Colin Wingrave - 13th January 2005 at 11:29

, Hi J.F, Not Kestral.
Ok clue time
yes its from the most famous piston engine, but more to that is what part this item is !

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By: JonathanF - 13th January 2005 at 10:35

RR Kestrel shaft?

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By: Colin Wingrave - 13th January 2005 at 08:14

getting closer 😀

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By: TempestNut - 12th January 2005 at 22:21

Good time for the PC to crash

Ok its an early Merlin F fitted a Battle

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By: Colin Wingrave - 12th January 2005 at 21:46

closer still, but a couple of years forward

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By: TempestNut - 12th January 2005 at 21:43

Is from a RR ‘R’ fitted to the S6B

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By: Colin Wingrave - 12th January 2005 at 21:40

Temp nut, your getting a lot warmer

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By: Colin Wingrave - 12th January 2005 at 21:39

Now Mr Rocketeer you should know better

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By: Rocketeer - 12th January 2005 at 21:35

what is it?
what is it from?
what year?

http://www.aviationmuseum.co.uk/wotizit.JPG

Brisfit?

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By: TempestNut - 12th January 2005 at 21:31

OK so inline engine.

RR Peregrine from a wirlwind or RR Vulture from Manchester

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By: Colin Wingrave - 12th January 2005 at 21:24

missed it by a few years, this item is quite rare and is from a very early Mk of Aeroplane

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By: TempestNut - 12th January 2005 at 21:21

OK then Seafire

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