USdog Posted July 28, 2016 Share #1 Posted July 28, 2016 I picked this up at a flea market not long ago and with the help of the webmaster of notplanejane.com, I was able to restore it to original configuration. Typically I would leave something like this as is, however, it was in total disrepair with having a split in the wood, wrong color hub, really rough wood. I think it had sat outside for a very long time. So I repaired the crack, sanded it so it was once again very smooth then put furniture oil on it, painted the hub silver as it was originally, and shined it up a bit. I was told by the webmaster of the website above that this the "D" shank blade designed by ERCO during WWII. This type was mostly used on the Vultee BT-13 Valiant and a few AT-6's to replace the Hamilton Standard propellers for military training purposes as aluminum was in high demand during the war. Only 600 blades of this type were made, so not many out there I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share #2 Posted July 28, 2016 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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USdog Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share #4 Posted July 28, 2016 ...This is it after sanding and repair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted July 28, 2016 Erco propeller on a BT-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWalsh Posted August 3, 2016 Share #6 Posted August 3, 2016 Looks great! That's a nice item to have in a collection, I didn't personally know that the BTs ever used wooden props. Thanks for posting on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share #7 Posted August 3, 2016 Looks great! That's a nice item to have in a collection, I didn't personally know that the BTs ever used wooden props. Thanks for posting on it. Thanks! Really appreciate the feedback on it. I had no idea that some trainer planes used wooden prop blades until now. When I bought it at the flea market I thought it was just a prop blade from the 30's so this turned out great for me, being from a WWII aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted August 4, 2016 Share #8 Posted August 4, 2016 awesome resto////that wood grain really pops! nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted August 4, 2016 Author Share #9 Posted August 4, 2016 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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