aviate1138,
I take your point re the top/vertical blade.
However, based on the hub arrangement, which more closely resembles that of the two-bladed propellors originally fitted to the Vildebeest, I still think it is a two-bladed propellor. It is very difficult to define an accurate edge to the blur of any blade in that photo .
I was also looking at the two-tier exhaust shown on the aircraft in the photo posted by Brian A. Not a normal feature of the Vildebeest. In Aviate 1138's enlarged version of that same photo, there appears to be a gap between the front end of the top exhaust and the engine itself. Not connected?
Is it possibly a case of carrying a spare in case of need during the deployment? The top exhaust seems longer but if the front end were moved forward and attached to the collector ring, the length would be much the same as the bottom exhaust.
Last edited by lauriebe; 14th Nov 2012 at 07:38.