These relics at thew Brixham Battery museum ….The prop is (according to the plaque) from a Dakota and was retrieved from “near the French Coast”.
The other “reduction gear” is apparently from a Bristol engine possibly a Centaurus…..location of retrieval unknown.
By: Bombgone - 7th May 2013 at 11:59
Great Pics very interesting thanks for posting.
By: daveg4otu - 7th May 2013 at 11:42
Thankyou.I wondered about the prop – looked a little big for a Dc-3….I know nothing about engines (other than the basics) but thought the pics might interest some readers.
By: Creaking Door - 7th May 2013 at 00:07
Certainly that is Bristol reduction gearing but not from a Centaurus. It is going to be from a Pegasus or Mercury engine and it has a two-to-one reduction ratio, which wasn’t common, so that should narrow the aircraft types down.
By: H.M.S Vulture - 6th May 2013 at 22:05
The First prop has Wright Cyclone reduction (so not Dakota) possibly B17.
The second is not Centaurus, but could be Taurus,pegasus,Mercury or Perseus.
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