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By: - 16th April 2018 at 09:41 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Well, as late as 1971 I photographed a dismantled RAF Neptune in Staravia's yard there.
By: - 16th April 2018 at 17:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Could be Neptune, but also Beverley and Britannia used this type of prop.
The Beverley/Brit used a de-Havilland unit which was a hybrid design, using a Ham-Stan-type hub but with the Curtiss design hollow steel blades. A characteristic of this hub was that it had a prominent heavy mounting flange on the front face adjacent to the dome mounting aperture. That appears to be present on the hub pictured.
Anon.
By: - 16th April 2018 at 19:39 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
The SWWAPS collection did have an ex Beverley Centaurus at one time so the prop may have been Bev too.
Richard
By: - 16th April 2018 at 21:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I've just noticed that the prop pictured is the incorrect (LH) rotation direction for both the Beverley and the Britannia. Therefore, Neptune is the application - unless the picture has been reversed?
Anon.
By: - 19th April 2018 at 18:17 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Could it be DC-7?
By: - 20th April 2018 at 00:11 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Although the DC-7 used both rounded and square-tipped props I believe they were all alloy-bladed Hydromatics, not the steel-bladed type.
The prop pictured has hollow steel blades.
Anon.
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By: Buster The Bear - 16th April 2018 at 00:04
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Where SWWAPS was once and embedded in a tree. No idea as which aircraft this once came from, but possibly a Lockheed Neptune? Image taken today.