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lobby
15th Nov 2023, 20:38
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/261x261/prop1_21d950837687a845e8f17e35be0253601cf7d627.jpg
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/433x903/prop2_98452e79c6f12cda587ab5902a7435166f862b87.jpg
I'm thinking Dove?

DaveReidUK
15th Nov 2023, 21:42
Doves typically had a DH PD.143 prop. I can't see a part number anywhere in those photos, but If there is one anywhere on the prop, that would be a clue.

Failing that, blade length would help.

lobby
16th Nov 2023, 08:48
Thanks Dave. The blade length is 40 inches. Found some more numbers:
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x784/20231116_094228_e0b211a12a2b82612b4f614a3b5a2781ee1baaac.jpg
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1040x2000/20231116_094252_fc11a200588ce64996999f1269ee6a3ab06ce38d.jpg

Jhieminga
16th Nov 2023, 11:10
It's a three bladed controllable pitch prop, but apart from that there's not much more I can say about it. Do you have larger versions of the images in your first post? I cannot read the labels on the blade on these photos. Which way does it turn? Is it for a LH or RH (viewed from the back) rotation installation?

lobby
16th Nov 2023, 12:26
Viewed from the back, anticlockwise.
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1500x2000/20231116_132312_2d215b7468f958a8d4cc7e3495103a1b2d9b1afb.jpg

Jhieminga
16th Nov 2023, 14:39
The number on the hub starting with PR1911 appears to be a blade assembly part number. The TCDS for the D.H.104 shows this part number in the list of approved props for the de Havilland D.H.104 Dove family: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/35B7AF2E74CFC1C186257497007014DE.0001
It could still be a blade type that was used in various other applications... but the numbers do appear to fit. The assembly numbers in the TCDS have some additional bits that I can't find on your blade, it would help if the last bit of the blade assembly number would also match.

lobby
16th Nov 2023, 16:23
Thank you everyone for your help. Thank you Jhieminga for the information.