Need help identifying wing section.

[Carson]

Hi, I'm new here! I recently purchased this wing section at an antique store with no accompanying information. I cannot for the life of me figure out what it belongs to. I'm pretty sure it's an elevator, but who knows at this point. (Please disregard the excess holes and bolts, someone made this into a table). Dimensions are 54" @ longest point, 50" @ shortest point, 13" Wide, 1.5" @ apex of taper thickness. Any point in the right direction would be greatly appreciated!

 

[ww2restorer]

Looks like the end cut off a Rotor blade

 

[Carson]

Looks like the end cut off a Rotor blade

It'd make sense as far as the extreme wear on one side is concerned. And from looking at the internal structure of a rotor blade, I'd say you're right.

 

[Gary Cain]

It'd make sense as far as the extreme wear on one side is concerned. And from looking at the internal structure of a rotor blade, I'd say you're right.

Possibly a tailrotor. Certainly not a main.

EDIT: Come to think of it, it could be a Robinson R22 blade. They are about that size.

 

[Carson]

Possibly a tailrotor. Certainly not a main.

EDIT: Come to think of it, it could be a Robinson R22 blade. They are about that size.

It doesn't appear to match the Robinson R22 from what I can see. And the dimensions are pretty far off. This cut away portion is 54" long whereas the R22 is 42". It's also 13" wide.

 

[ww2restorer]

As it was a table, I would think that it is only part of the main rotor, noting the tapered tip piece.

 

[Carson]

As it was a table, I would think that it is only part of the main rotor, noting the tapered tip piece.

I bet you're right. Now, figuring out from what! Lol. Pretty ashamed of myself for not realizing it was a blade as opposed to a wing section… oops

 

[Gary Cain]

It doesn't appear to match the Robinson R22 from what I can see. And the dimensions are pretty far off. This cut away portion is 54" long whereas the R22 is 42". It's also 13" wide.

That's why I said "about that size!" The tip is wrong too, I was mainly correcting myself!

 

[Geedee]

To me that looks like a main rotor from a UH1 Huey. It's the right color and the trim tab position seems about right up (don't see trim tabs on tail rotors ?) and not all Huey blades are squared off. The side profile and build also seem to match. Trying to find out the Huey blade width at the moment and that will confirm either way

 

[Gary Cain]

To me that looks like a main rotor from a UH1 Huey. It's the right color and the trim tab position seems about right up (don't see trim tabs on tail rotors ?) and not all Huey blades are squared off. The side profile and build also seem to match. Trying to find out the Huey blade width at the moment and that will confirm either way

I don't think the blade is thick enough to be honest. Huey blades are thicker and wider.

 

[Carson]

I don't think the blade is thick enough to be honest. Huey blades are thicker and wider.

Yeah, I agree. I have a buddy who was a Huey mechanic, and he said it's definitely not from a Huey, but he doesn't know what it's from.

 

[Carson]

I'm thinking it may be from a Bell OH-58 main rotor blade or something along those lines.

Or a 406 perhaps.

 

[Gary Cain]

I'm thinking it may be from a Bell OH-58 main rotor blade or something along those lines.

Or a 406 perhaps.

Or, how about a Sikorski S-76? I seem to recall them having a rebated blade tip like that.

 

[Geedee]

My bad...not a Huey. The Hueys blade width is 2ft

Still think its a Military application tho

 

[BrownAW]

Bell 206 series main rotor

 

[Carson]

Bell 206 series main rotor

It's not that either, the 206 is tapered on both edges on one variation and the other variation is completely flat at the end. (From what I've found)

Or, how about a Sikorski S-76? I seem to recall them having a rebated blade tip like that.

From what I can tell, the S-76 seems to have a rear sweeping edge (rebated tip (I call stealth look lol)) on the tips of the props similar to an AH-64. This-whatever it is, does not.

Big thanks to everyone for all of their hard work in trying to help me track this down-especially since this is a WW2 aviation forum.

 

[SaparotRob]

Don't let the name fool you.

 

[BrownAW]

Bell 206 L model has a swept tip also

 

[pb43]

Possibly a tailrotor. Certainly not a main.

EDIT: Come to think of it, it could be a Robinson R22 blade. They are about that size.

Wrong way round! Definitely NOT a Tail-rotor blade as the section is not symmetrical!

 

[pb43]

Hi, I'm new here! I recently purchased this wing section at an antique store with no accompanying information. I cannot for the life of me figure out what it belongs to. I'm pretty sure it's an elevator, but who knows at this point. (Please disregard the excess holes and bolts, someone made this into a table). Dimensions are 54" @ longest point, 50" @ shortest point, 13" Wide, 1.5" @ apex of taper thickness. Any point in the right direction would be greatly appreciated!

Most likely to be military, with the most likely source being a Bell OH-58D KIOWA main rotor.