In 2004 a gentleman on this form posted a picture and asked a question. He got a little bit of a reply but that was all. Not a problem.
Given the time that has elapsed, the advances of the internets and the networks of people that inhabit them I Am resurrecting an old old topic and providing newer, much more high resolution photographs than the originals in the hope that once again this could potentially shed some light.
To recap. A piece of an aircraft of unknown type, found on an airfield near Berlin.
Hoping that time and access has become a little easier and may, just may shed some light on this.
Since the original link didn’t work I am now trying the old fashioned method. Photobucket. hopefully these will be more visible
By: 0utdare - 17th December 2012 at 19:54
Looks like a trailing edge wedge flap/aileron. I work these things everyday kinda looks familiar.
By: Carchar - 17th December 2012 at 19:32
I agree that it doesn’t really look like a helicopter rotor-blade, certainly not with the additional photographs, but it was the aluminium honeycomb that made me first think it could be; I have a small section of US (Huey?) blade that has a honeycomb core.
If I’m being perfectly honest with everyone, the first time I picked it up and felt the weight and the shape I said it feels like a rotor blade with the leading edge sheared off. but I then thought nah it would be a HUGE rotor blade. so left it.
By: Carchar - 17th December 2012 at 19:25
Bence, that was a startlingly unexpected and very definitive answer. Would you be prepared to explain in Pm if necessary the reason for your thinking. I am not doubting you, just shocked that you have given me a model type. 😎
By: Bence - 4th December 2012 at 19:52
This part is peace of blade from the russian MI-6 heliocpter
By: Creaking Door - 3rd December 2012 at 18:51
I agree that it doesn’t really look like a helicopter rotor-blade, certainly not with the additional photographs, but it was the aluminium honeycomb that made me first think it could be; I have a small section of US (Huey?) blade that has a honeycomb core.
By: Arabella-Cox - 3rd December 2012 at 17:42
Well, the text in view says:
Blade N.
2P (or possibly ‘2GI’ if in Ukrainian; unclear)
855300-7272R
I have no idea what it could mean. It might well be industrial in nature, not aviation related, as lopast’ (лопасть) can translate variously (incl. shovel blade, scoop part, etc).
The method of construction and finish strongly suggest ca. 1970s.
By: knifeedgeturn - 3rd December 2012 at 17:39
Looks more like an aileron; is that honeycomb aluminium inside?
By: Creaking Door - 3rd December 2012 at 15:28
Is it a helicopter rotor blade?
By: Carchar - 3rd December 2012 at 14:30
I did some cryllic translating and think the word on the top is Blade, but I could be wrong, I think someone in 2004 had a similar idea as well. more photo’s to go up as they upload.
Ok further research has thrown up the possiblilty that it isn’t blade but propellor. obviously this piece doesn’t look anything like a propellor blade, so part of the structure nearby one ?
That means it would read Propellor no.2 855300-7272P (P being R in Russian or cryllic script)
By: Creaking Door - 3rd December 2012 at 14:25
Russian?
By: Carchar - 3rd December 2012 at 14:16
Hmm it would appear that it has decided to be a pain. my apologies for that. I shall remedy with alacrity
By: TonyT - 3rd December 2012 at 14:09
I get
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