Vintage Plane prop

I-25 · 12-23-11, 02:55 AM

Iv got a friend that has a aluminum prop laying at his house and has no idea what this might be worth http://www.ebay.com/itm/300635533446...84.m1560.l2649 i know we've got a few aviators around here and just wondering what something like this is worth to help out my friend

Sledgehammer427 · 12-23-11, 03:48 AM

Looks very much like that you would find on a Piper Cub. Not a J-3 with the Continental engine, but a later version where a wooden prop wouldn't work as well..
it's very much a vintage piece and I'm trying to think of any other aircraft that could have used a fixed-pitch aluminum prop. Definitely a smaller plane, most likely general aviation.

As I said, there really isn't much to go on but I'd start looking down the Piper stable, pre...1975* and see what turns up.

*Truly a ballpark guess, though.

Your friend took excellent pictures though, I'd assume it was much shinier back in the day, judging by the anti-glare coating on the back of the prop.

12-23-11, 02:55 AM	#1
I-25 Commodore Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 629 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Vintage Plane prop Iv got a friend that has a aluminum prop laying at his house and has no idea what this might be worth http://www.ebay.com/itm/300635533446...84.m1560.l2649 i know we've got a few aviators around here and just wondering what something like this is worth to help out my friend

12-23-11, 03:48 AM	#2
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	Looks very much like that you would find on a Piper Cub. Not a J-3 with the Continental engine, but a later version where a wooden prop wouldn't work as well.. it's very much a vintage piece and I'm trying to think of any other aircraft that could have used a fixed-pitch aluminum prop. Definitely a smaller plane, most likely general aviation. As I said, there really isn't much to go on but I'd start looking down the Piper stable, pre...1975* and see what turns up. *Truly a ballpark guess, though. Your friend took excellent pictures though, I'd assume it was much shinier back in the day, judging by the anti-glare coating on the back of the prop. __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!