Having been fortunate enough to find one of the rarest items in Aviation Archaeology a Spinner Badge from Defiant N1694 I was wondering exactly what the purpose of this item was?
The badge appears to be a press fit into the hole at the front of the spinner, held by a rubber disc and steel clip – I assume it acts as a cover, but for what? Is there a spinner fixing clip at the front as well as the back of the spinner?
By: HP57 - 27th December 2005 at 18:16
During the investigation of Whitley V N1521 we found the Rotol spinner badge. It was a surprise find as it was completely embeded in a block of clay of the bottom of the lake the aircraft crashed in. No trace of the spinners but just the one badge, remarkable.
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By: N.Wotherspoon - 26th December 2005 at 19:23
Thanks!
Thanks for the replies 🙂
By: Mark V - 19th December 2005 at 08:29
Having been fortunate enough to find one of the rarest items in Aviation Archaeology a Spinner Badge from Defiant N1694 I was wondering exactly what the purpose of this item was?
The badge appears to be a press fit into the hole at the front of the spinner, held by a rubber disc and steel clip – I assume it acts as a cover, but for what? Is there a spinner fixing clip at the front as well as the back of the spinner?
Think about how a ‘spinner’ is made and why it is called a ‘spinner’. It starts life as a big flat disc of alloy in a lathe and is spun. Tools are then applied to the disc to form the required conical shape. The hole at the end was where it was secured in the lathe and putting a badge there is a nice finishing touch and fills the hole too.
By: Rocketeer - 17th December 2005 at 20:56
lubricating pitch change rod? Hurri IIs have the same type of cap….got one from a Hurri
By: N.Wotherspoon - 17th December 2005 at 19:31
Surely someone knows?
Can’t believe I did’nt get any replies 🙁
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December 8, 2005 at 8:46 pm