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Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:04 am
Watching a old documentary there was a DC3 with small spinners, that's something I personally have not seen before, I can't see any images on Google of any, there are some images with quite large ones like the Air Research Maximiser kit
http://www.michaelprophet.com/News_arti ... rsions.phpAnyone have any information about them, just curious.
Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:09 am
I'd like to add another question; what is the story with the length of these prop shafts? Other R-2000 installations seem to have the typical prop hub/nose case distance.
Mon Dec 28, 2020 10:34 am
mike furline wrote:I'd like to add another question; what is the story with the length of these prop shafts? Other R-2000 installations seem to have the typical prop hub/nose case distance.
The EC-47Q mounted the R-2000. The following all seem to have the extended prop shaft.
http://silverhawkauthor.com/images/site ... 08273-.jpghttps://sanangelolive.com/sites/default ... k=SnN6JdQYhttps://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=x- ... HQAAAAAQHQhttp://ec47.com/storage/BasicImage/over ... -747_2.jpg
Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:45 pm
Spinners on the props only appeared on some of the earliest delivered DST. They were on Wright powered DST's of American and Eastern and P&W powered DST-A's of United. The only thing I can discern (pure speculation here) is that these early deliveries had counter weighted "controllable pitch" propellers and when "constant speed" propellers were installed, the spinners disappeared (though I do see pictures of ships with counter weighted "controllable pitch props without spinners.
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Mon Dec 28, 2020 11:43 pm
Thanks Cubs2jets, they are the ones I was referring to, I was thinking it may of been like a marketing thing making them look faster than the competition but your idea is more likely.