I have been asked by a cabinet maker/woodworker, if I can find some detailed drawings for a 2 bladed Watts propellor, as fitted to the early MK 1 Spitfires, as he wants to make a repro for his son’s bedroom wall.
Can anyone suggest where I might be able to find some ?.
Bob. T
By: anneorac - 10th June 2011 at 11:39
Have a word with Bob Gardener of Aero Clocks. He restored the one and only Watts Spitfire prop I know of. Quite a few Hurricane Watts props about (most claiming to be Spitfire) but they are quite different.
By: Chad Veich - 10th June 2011 at 02:08
Not sure how helpful it would be but I’m pretty certain the book “Dutch Spitfires-A Technical Study” has drawings with cross sections for all the various Spitfire propellors. The book is no longer in print but I would be happy to dig out my copy and scan the appropriate page (assuming the two blader is included amongst the drawings) if you do not wish to pursue purchasing your own copy second hand.
By: Firebex - 10th June 2011 at 01:42
Spitfire Spares have 2 bladed Spitfire Props on sale.;)
Why dont you ask Graham himself (AKA Spitfire Spares)he is on the forum and no doubt he can confirm what they are.
Mike E
By: Robert Whitton - 9th June 2011 at 21:21
Spitfire Spares have 2 bladed Spitfire Props on sale.;)
By: AdlerTag - 9th June 2011 at 21:08
I could be leading you up the garden path with this one, but seeing as nobody else has commented…
A couple of years back Airfix released a kit of an early Mk.1 Spit with a two-blade prop. All the talk on modelling forums etc at that time talked about early Spits having ‘Weybridge’ props rather than Watts, although I can’t verify where people were getting thier info from. At a glance, two blade Spit props do look a little different to Hurricane ones.
By: Sopwith - 9th June 2011 at 19:38
If memory serves me right they have a 2 blade Watts prop at the Shuttleworth collection off a Hurricane I believe,but it would be the same or very similar to a Spitfire one.
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