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Originally Posted by tomagabriel
Concerning the propeller, the (classified) shape of the Ohio propeller is really hard to find anywhere on the web (I am not brave enough to try other information sources  ))) ). There is however a satellite photo that shows a glimpse on the shape of the blades. They are rather thin and very curved (and huge). Probably I didn't get it 100% correct, but here is the picture I am talking about :
http://www.ogleearth.com/2007/08/microsofts_bird.html
There is another photo I have in which you can see the tip of a blade (looks definitely like a knife) and can also guess the shape of the blade under a covering curtain (don't know where to find this photo on the web now, I will search in my files and post it if somebody is interested). |
From all the television shows, movies, models, and pictures I've seen, the
Ohio-class SSBN's propellers were portrayed as being thick and somewhat curved, almost like a spoon.