Propeller boss – ideas please?

What a Girl!! I now have a happy neighbour.

And great photo Robbo.

And, coincidentally, it was the guns of FE2b that my father (Machine Gun Corps) tested when first received in France.

Small world!

= Tim

Oooh!!

Just looked up FE2b photo – TWO bladed prop??

Here’s the replica a Hendon

FE2b by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr

Well yes if it has been fitted with a Royal Aircraft Factory T.5638 prop but the four bladed RAF T.28005 or Lang LP.892A props appear to have been more common.

Anne

Oooh!!

Just looked up FE2b photo – TWO bladed prop??

Best I can do is:

) HP BEARDMORE
LP 982AL1
D2740
P1260

= Tim

Oh, dear – added this before your helpful replies came.

Thanks all!!

As dave has said, it’s for an FE2b and is made to a Lang Proppeller drawing number.

Anne

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According to my list is of an FE2b.

Dave

Unless I am mistaken, Anneorac is the proeller specialist around here.

Maybe they will be along later?

Great response – not unexpected!!

It wont take a high res pic – trying all day – this is the best I can do —

I’d better go back & do the photo myself – never trust a sprog!!

FE2b…?

160HP Beardmore?

Prop boss

I don’t know about [I]where[I] from (except the middle of a propeller:D) but as to what, the rather large clue will probably be on the embossed lettering on the side. Can you post a close-up of it, Tim?

The face on which the clock is mounted has a couple of keyhole-shaped mounting slots, perhaps for hanging on a wall. In that case, either the clock is fitted to the wrong side or something else attached to the clock side, though I can’t imagine what.

The lettering normally gives diameter, pitch and the engine type it is/was fitted to. The engine type, of course, pretty much being the vital clue and the item can then be tied down to a particular aircraft type.

On first glance, however, I’d say RE8 or BE2c.

Anon.