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Fri Mar 18, 2011 5:01 pm
I have in my possession an aluminum T-6 spinner. Unlike the Montgomery spinner, which this mimics from the outside, it is mounted in a more or less conventional general aviation style. There are no horseshoes and the backing plate mounts to the back of the prop hub.
I was told that this spinner was made by Les Crowder, who unfortunately died some years ago.
Does anyone have any information on this spinner? Anyone ever seen another? Anyone actually seen one on a flying T-6?
It is pretty much relegated to static display unless I can find out more info. That would really be a shame since it is so nicely made.
Thanks!
bdk
Fri Mar 18, 2011 5:53 pm
Brandon,
They was made by Les. I had one on a Customers SNJ that I had to remove as it was installed and flying with no paperwork of any kind. Oh yea, it was cracked also.... If you are putting your -6 in experimental, you could get away with it, but good luck getting anyone to stick their neck out for approval on standard category nowadays.
" The Government uses direct deposit because the FAA is afraid to sign their own paychecks"
- Frank Strickler
" The FAA is the single highest unlit obstruction to general aviation"
- also Frank Strickler
Fri Mar 18, 2011 11:40 pm
Thanks Mike! Looks like a wall-hanger it is...
Sat Mar 19, 2011 12:50 am
Are those the same spinners that can go on the CJ-6 and Yak-52's? I know Crowder made spinners for those airplanes. I know those guys are always looking for spinners... and they are Experimental.
Sat Mar 19, 2011 2:19 pm
The Strickler comments make this thread much more interesting than any other topic.
Any pics of the spinner and the inside?
T
Sun Mar 20, 2011 2:56 am
I'll take some the next time I'm at the airport and post them.
Sun Mar 20, 2011 6:17 pm
Brandon, Les Crowder was a Dave Zeuschel protege back when I was a kid in the valley. He later moved to Texas and had a shop called Skylanes. He and I bought Frank Taylor's Harvard 4 projects back when Frank had the big hangar at Chino, which is how I met him. He did in fact make some T-6 spinners. He was quite a good metal man. His Harvard became an NA-50 replica. Did not know he had passed on - sorry to hear that.
Sun Mar 20, 2011 6:27 pm
I wanted him to make more T-6 spinners about 20 years ago, but he said he made more money making them for P-51s. Didn't know he had passed, but had not heard of him for a long time till this subject came up.
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