RAF, Aircraft types

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by PIE, Dec 10, 2019.

  1. PIE

    PIE

    A relative has just rplaced a fence, he kept the old posts put in just after the war.

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  2. Any idea what part it is ? Looks possibly like an elevator or aileron depending on size . I remember as a kid going in to our local farm barn to buy vegetables - and part of the roof structure was made from an aircraft wing - I have no idea what plane it was off but as kids we reckoned it was from a German plane shot down after attacking Liverpool - there was an ack ack post just a mile away and we were 7 miles from the city centre.
     
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  3. Bhubesi

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    Its a propeller blade.
    Fabric covered wood I would think, very good condition if its been out in the weather since the war.
    Tony
     
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  4. It is.
     
  5. Definitely a prop:thumbsup:
     
  6. Hang on. Looks more like the tail fin of a 500lb bomb :eek:
     
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  7. Dubs

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    Poke it with a stick to test it, safety first!
     
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  8. Ah yeah - I can see the yellow tip still painted on there - the trailing edge with fasteners threw me - as did the patchy green algae which looked like camo paint. Must be solid wood if used as a fence post I suppose - there seems to be a rip in a fabric covering but Doubt if a prop would be cloth covered though.
     
  9. Been there a while. Best to hit it with a hammer.
     
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  10. Dubs

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    Good point. Probably best to turn away slightly as you do it mind. :thumbsup:
     
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  11. I’d lay an old blanket over it before hitting the detonator. Safety first!
     
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  12. Bhubesi

    Bhubesi Supporter

    Props used to be fabric covered, hence the metal leading edge strip.
    Tony
     
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  13. Did you fix Sopwith Camels, Tony ;)?
     
  14. Dubs

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    Out if interest, why where props covered in material?
     
  15. MorkC68

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    give it a good whack with the hammer, see what happens :eek:
     
  16. Bhubesi

    Bhubesi Supporter

    The DH Tiger Moth I learned to fly on was still sporting its 1942 vintage original prop back in 1964 when I was flying her.
    A couple of the leading edge brass screws worked loose, we fitted slightly fatter jobs, then soft soldered over their heads and filed flush.
    Another job we did was to re-solder one of the fuel tank seams, using a really big electric iron.......with the tank completely full of AVGAS, which boiled as we worked!
    This was accomplished without hi vis jackets, hard hats, glasses etc.:)
    I really can't imagine how this job could be carried these days with modern H & S.
    Tony
     
  17. Bhubesi

    Bhubesi Supporter


    Covered with doped fabric to weather proof the wood , which would warp, changing the pitch and the prop going out of balance with different water content in each blade.
    I have operated Hiller helicopters with wooden blades, which were a bu***r to keep balanced in the west African wet season.....we used to tie then down at night with the blades horizontal.
    Tony
     
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  18. Dubs

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    Interesting. Every day is a school day!
     
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  19. PIE

    PIE

    There are 20 of them in the fence, he thinks they are off a wellingt0n bomber
     
  20. Wellington is a twin engine, three blade per engine - arent you looking for a 4 engine bomber, 5 blade per engine (assuming it's just one aircraft...)
     

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