Help needed to identify wooden propeller

[Danny Peeters]

Hello propeller hive-mind!

I recently acquired a propeller and I need help identifying it. I want to know if it is authentic and was originally used as a propeller or it is a propeller build as a decorative piece.

It measures 2,80 m and it has some markings on the hub (FOKKER D 7? and SE 6(or G?)A underneath the SE6 it has some numbers which I believe are 1 2 2, but not sure) (see photo's)

It has been used (originally or rebuild?) as a decorative piece and it has a clock mounted in the hub.

If you need any further information, just ask and I will gladly provide you with it.

Thanks already for any information provided!


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[Danny Peeters]

Forum members,

Some further information that may help to identify my propeller.

I looked very closely to the blades (front and back) but I couldn't find any stamps on the blades.

The only markings I found on the hub are (FOKKER D 7 and SE 6(or G?)A), after examining these closer it could be that the S is an 8 and the 6 could be a G or a C... they are hard to see/read. So it could be SE6 or SEG or SEC or 8E6 or 8EG or 8EC...

I took the measurements as suggested, I used the "Measurement of Hub Dimensions" chart as found on this website as a guide.

G - Hub thickness : 140 mm or 5,512 inch
B - Center bore diameter : 75 mm or 2,953 inch
C - Bolt hole circle : 150 mm or or 5,906 inch
E - number of bolt holes : 8
F - Bolt hole diameter : 13 mm or 0,512 inch

Hopes this gives some additional information to identify the propeller and the airplane it has been used for!

Thanks already for your help!

[Dbahnson]

Unfortunately I'm not sure the hub dimensions on that chart will help. It lists primarily allied aircraft, although there is one BMW hub listed. Your propeller was probably a Mercedes or BMW engine so it might match the Mercedes. It doesn't look like it matches the BMW.