Four blade Hurricane

[Admiral Beez]

Mk V Hurricane. Two prototypes were made with the 4 blade propeller as fitted to the Spitfire Mk IX.

 

[SaparotRob]

I don't know why but it just looks wrong.

 

[Admiral Beez]

I don't know why but it just looks wrong.

I was thinking the same. I just finished searching for a five or six blade contra-rotating prop.

 

[RCAFson]

Mk V Hurricane. Two prototypes were made with the 4 blade propeller as fitted to the Spitfire Mk IX.

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These aircraft had Merlin 32 and/or the Merlin 24 engines, IIRC and they needed the 4 bladed prop to efficiently extract all the power.

 

[ODonovan]

It kind of looks like the Hurri and the Mustang had a baby. With the four-bladed prop and those big mucker gun pods slung under the wings, I think it kind of brings sexy back to the Hurri-box.

Mk V Hurricane. Two prototypes were made with the 4 blade propeller as fitted to the Spitfire Mk IX.

Actually, from what I've read, only one prototype was purpose-built as a Mk V. They had three prototypes in total. The two others were converted Mk IVs.



-Irish

 

[Gnomey]

Interesting shot!

 

[kiwimac]

Wonder what effect it had on performance?

 

[Admiral Beez]

Wonder what effect it had on performance?

You'd need the extra power to haul those heavy cannon pods under the wings.