Hello. I was doing some clearing on my property in Canada BC and found this very interesting propeller. I'd love to narrow down its origin.
It has a bent tip but I believe it's 72inchs
It has a bent tip but I believe it's 72inchs
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I can't tell you how many times I made the same mistake.Usually confused with the 6507A-0 that was identical but made of different alloy.
As previously stated, this a Hamilton Standard 6501A-0 blade. The pitch setting painted on the blade are "Low 22' High 49". With this pitch setting it would be used on a single engine aircraft, and not on the DC-4/C-54.
It's the 75" Hamilton Standard 6501A-0. It was used for many aircraft including the F4U Corsair and F6F Hellcat. Usually confused with the 6507A-0 that was identical but made of different alloy. The 6501A-0 was made of the HS-26 (HSP-26) alloy while the 6507A-0 of the AMS-4130 one. According to the list of the props, governors and blades from 1963 the prop blade type was used for the Douglas C-54 Skymaster aircraft series with the R-2000 engine and prop assy/hub blade 23E50-473 or 505.
That is quite a nice blade. Is there some back story with the location? I don't find many blades laying around!
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It's the 75" Hamilton Standard 6501A-0. It was used for many aircraft including the F4U Corsair and F6F Hellcat. Usually confused with the 6507A-0 that was identical but made of different alloy. The 6501A-0 was made of the HS-26 (HSP-26) alloy while the 6507A-0 of the AMS-4130 one. According to the list of the props, governors and blades from 1963 the prop blade type was used for the Douglas C-54 Skymaster aircraft series with the R-2000 engine and prop assy/hub blade 23E50-473 or 505.
The TBF/TBM were used for spraying for spruce bud worm in eastern Canada, and possibly other places in Canada, and also possibly as water/retardant bombers. The damage to blade IMHO would possible be from a landing accident, nose over or no gear, as opposed to a crash/smash up. To bend the tip around like that takes multiple times of the blade hitting the ground, as opposed to a sudden stoppage of a crash.
The blade in the images has the gear segment removed, item 16. The propeller assembly would have to be taken apart to release the blade from the propeller hub and spider.
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