Hi all,
I wonder if anybody could help positively identify the aircraft fitted with the below propeller. I picked it up sometime ago from Germany; it has impact damage but I know nothing more of its origin.
It’s a Hamilton Standard Drawing number 6101A-18, although the 18 appears to have been over stamped a 12 at some point. I believe the 18 refers to the amount the blade has been shortened from the original drawing?
It is also stamped:
MFG. N657610
AMS 4130
Shank 56151 CHG W
CHG BB
I believe this would have been used in conjunction with a De Havilland 3-D-40 airscrew so was thinking it to be from a T-6?
Any help would be much appreciated.
By: LMT121278 - 28th October 2015 at 08:40
Many thanks Anon; and I hadn’t even considered the Beaver.
I suppose with these being trainers the likelyhood of these kind of accidents is more exaggerated too.
By: Arabella-Cox - 27th October 2015 at 21:30
You are probably correct, LMT.
BT-13 or T-6 are the designated use for this type of blade. However, the -18 means it is shortened so this could possibly be a blade from a DHC Beaver, which is shorter again.
These aircraft are all taildraggers so it’s likely to be a nose-over on power-up or landing, due to the extent of the damage.
Anon.
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October 27, 2015 at 9:08 pm