Airscrew pitch control-1942? (3 Viewers)

[MikeMeech]

Hi
Another small book, from 1943, by W Hazell is 'Understanding Aircraft Components, by Question and Answer', has some info relating to Constant-Speed airscrews, extract below:

Mike

 

[MikeMeech]

Hi
As for the 'Types' of airscrew and the terms for them these extracts from a mid-1940s book, 'Aeronautical Engineering, A practical guide for everyone connected with the Aircraft Industry' edited by R A Beaumont, may be of use:

Mike

 

[SaparotRob]

Hi
Another small book, from 1943, by W Hazell is 'Understanding Aircraft Components, by Question and Answer', has some info relating to Constant-Speed airscrews, extract below:
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Mike

I never thought of the effects of outward centrifugal forces acting on props, let alone thirty tons of it. I have thought about variation of speeds along the length of the blade and was amazed they held together. This makes it more impressive.

 

[special ed]

When the big 4 blade props from the C-119 were disassembled, the appx. 1/2 inch balls, which held the blade in the hub, were no longer perfectly round but had small, flat facets on the surface. That's what a 3350 can do.