Curtiss Electric Props on B377
Back in 1954/55 Lockheed Air Service at New York modified ex-Uunited Air Lines B377 for service with BOAC. Among the mods, we removed the Curtiss Electric props and installed Ham Standards.This involved removing nose sections of R4360's to allow installation of oil passages for props and governors and massive rewiring. Also installation of standard flight engineer's station with side seated F/E as UAL had a DC-6 type arrangement with F/E facing forward behind pedestal and no panel of his own. Again, massive rewiring required.
Question is, did anyone else have Curtiss props on their B377's. Considering all the problems with the hollow steel Ham Standards, wonder if they wouldn't have done better with the Curtiss. Believe the C-124 with R4360 had Curtiss props and I don't remember hearing of as many problems.