Thunnus Posted Wednesday at 05:47 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:47 AM FWIW... I did a search on the photo that I posted and it was listed as a prop from a 190A at the National Technical Museum in Prague. I could find no other information on it. And also... the photo Mike posted of the D-9 seems to indicate some sort of "something" along the leading edges of the two visible prop blades, if my eyes are not deceiving me. The brownish color could be rusted metal... just saying. duke_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted Wednesday at 10:30 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 10:30 AM 4 hours ago, Thunnus said: FWIW... I did a search on the photo that I posted and it was listed as a prop from a 190A at the National Technical Museum in Prague. I could find no other information on it. And also... the photo Mike posted of the D-9 seems to indicate some sort of "something" along the leading edges of the two visible prop blades, if my eyes are not deceiving me. The brownish color could be rusted metal... just saying. 5 hours ago, MikeMaben said: I'm not sure that was a metal reinforcement. Also not sure it was on all D-9s John, Mike , thank you for the photos! is there any chance that the reinforcement could be doped linen like many propellers during ww1? or i could always use the metal one .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted Wednesday at 11:26 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 11:26 AM we got legs .. scvrobeson, IainM, LSP_Kevin and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted Wednesday at 02:53 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:53 PM Sweet! duke_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted Thursday at 02:22 AM Share Posted Thursday at 02:22 AM 15 hours ago, duke_ said: John, Mike , thank you for the photos! is there any chance that the reinforcement could be doped linen like many propellers during ww1? or i could always use the metal one .. Hey Spyros, the VS111-9 blades were laminated wood (duh) covered in an oil cloth material and painted RLM70. I've also read (somewhere) that 'some' late D9s were paint black or dark blue. Most photos of wartime D9s show nothing on the leading edge of the blade. Jerry Crandall's books say nothing about the leading edge so I wouldn't assume there was anything metal on the blades. Your progress is looking quite nice. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted Thursday at 04:46 AM Share Posted Thursday at 04:46 AM I also checked JaPo's Dora books and they didn't mention anything about the prop blade materials other than they were wood. There were a couple of photos of broken props that didn't show any indication of metal reinforcement so I am now in agreement with Mike. I guess I jumped to conclusions when I saw the photo that I posted and assumed that the strip on the leading edge was metal. MikeMaben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted Thursday at 11:28 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 11:28 PM (edited) 21 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Hey Spyros, the VS111-9 blades were laminated wood (duh) covered in an oil cloth material and painted RLM70. I've also read (somewhere) that 'some' late D9s were paint black or dark blue. Most photos of wartime D9s show nothing on the leading edge of the blade. Jerry Crandall's books say nothing about the leading edge so I wouldn't assume there was anything metal on the blades. Your progress is looking quite nice. 18 hours ago, Thunnus said: I also checked JaPo's Dora books and they didn't mention anything about the prop blade materials other than they were wood. There were a couple of photos of broken props that didn't show any indication of metal reinforcement so I am now in agreement with Mike. I guess I jumped to conclusions when I saw the photo that I posted and assumed that the strip on the leading edge was metal. thanks again guys! Mike, i just. saw your post... and i spent so much time to figure out how to create the extra fabric ayer on the leading edge... i finally. did it , but now too much trouble for nothing i guess :))) Edited Thursday at 11:29 PM by duke_ Landrotten Highlander, patricksparks, Fanes and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted Friday at 04:11 AM Share Posted Friday at 04:11 AM Beautiful, meticulous work! I particularly like the middle photo. Cheers, Tom duke_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted Saturday at 08:43 AM Share Posted Saturday at 08:43 AM Outstanding. duke_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke_ Posted Saturday at 08:34 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 08:34 PM On 8/5/2022 at 7:11 AM, Uncarina said: Beautiful, meticulous work! I particularly like the middle photo. Cheers, Tom 11 hours ago, Troy Molitor said: Outstanding. thank you guys for your comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citadelgrad Posted Sunday at 12:52 AM Share Posted Sunday at 12:52 AM All ive got it “wow”, but i ad a long week, so im talked out. Very very nice work and research on the prop blades! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted Sunday at 03:53 AM Share Posted Sunday at 03:53 AM Sorry if I led you down an erroneous path, Spyros! But the prop blades look fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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