Propeller Collection (page 6)

WWI propeller with inscribed silver plaque
WW1 propeller with inscribed silver plaque, dated 8th June 1916. In memory of a forced landing in a cornfield at Avesnes. Observer - 2nd Ltn. J. Heyward and Pilot - 2nd Ltn. F. Gartside-Tippinge

The German acoustic mine by G. H. Davis
The German acoustic mine: a new terror under the sea during the Second World War. A trembler circuit, set in motion by an advancing ships propeller vibrations, brings about an explosion. Date: 1941

Balloon bursting at RAF display by G. H. Davis
Balloon bursting: a new contest at the RAF display. A supreme test of skill in manoeuvring: fast little gamecock aeroplanes ramming elusive balloons that dart rapidly here

A captured German aircraft in London
A captured German aircraft being paraded through the streets of London as a crowd watches. the plane was captured by the Royal Flying Corp in France. First World War

New Russian bombs by G. H. Davis
Molotovs breadbaskets: Russias new dual-purpose bomb used during the Second World War. Its false head was filled with small incendiary bombs, released by a cap propeller

Two airmen in French bomber, WW1
Two airmen in a French bomber biplane during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Fruit Label -- Sea-Gull Brand
Fruit Label -- luscious selected Sea-Gull Brand, depicting wings with a propeller. Date: 20th century

Early British dirigible, front view
Early British dirigible, seen from the front, on the ground with crew. Date: early 20th century

Early British dirigible on the ground
Early British dirigible, seen here on the ground, with crew. Date: early 20th century

Early British dirigible on the ground with crew
Early British dirigible, seen here on the ground, with crew. Date: early 20th century

People on sandy beach with cars and light aircraft, Scotland
People on a sandy beach in Scotland with two cars and a light aircraft belonging to Northern & Scottish Airways Ltd of Glasgow. The G-ACSM was a Spartan Cruiser with three engines. Date: 1930s

People on airfield with light aircraft, Scotland
People on an airfield in Scotland with a light aircraft belonging to Northern & Scottish Airways Ltd of Glasgow. The G-ACSM was a Spartan Cruiser with three engines. Date: 1930s

People with car and light aircraft, Scotland
People in a field in Scotland with a car and a light aircraft. The G-ACSM was a Spartan Cruiser with three engines. Date: circa 1930s

Aerial view of seaplane
Aerial view of a seaplane floating on the water, about to have a hook attached to it from a crane

Seaplane hanging from a crane
A seaplane hanging from a crane, with people inside it

Two women in front of biplane
Two women wearing their best clothes standing in front of a biplane

Fernand Forest - French Inventor
Fernand Forest (1851-1914) French inventor and specialist in propulsion technologies. Played a key role in the history and development of the automobile. Date: 1888

The whirling table on propeller test at the shed at Bald?
The whirling table on propeller test at the shed at Baldwyn?s Park, Kent, where Sir Hiram Maxim constructed his steam-driven aeroplane, 1890

Professor G. T. R. Hill explaining how a variable pitch pr?
Professor G.T.R. Hill explaining how a variable pitch propeller works at a Dr Mann Juvenile Lecture at the Royal Society of Arts, Adelphi, 13 January 1937

Propeller and rudder of large ship
The propeller and rudder of mid-sized vessel, with a hardy dock worker demonstrating the scale of the thing. Date: circa 1920s

Curtiss P40 Warhawk Fighter Aircraft - WWII
Pilot getting into the cockpit of his RAF North American P-51 Mustang. It was first flown operationally by the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a tactical-reconnaissance aircraft and fighter-bomber

Supermarine Spitfire - The magnificent weapon in the RAFs arsenal throughout the Second World War - enormously effective during the Battle of Britain. Several variant models appeared. Date: circa 1940

Bleriots landing at Dover after his cross-channel flight
Louis Bleriot (1872-1936) lands at Dover after his cross-channel flight on 25th July 1909. Date: 1909

Model RAF aircraft on the beach - Southern England
A rather fine model aircraft at the seaside - possibly an entry into a Birdman/Flugtag-style event, where daredevils launch improbable flying machines off the end of a pier/jetty/quayside into

The Bristol Propeller Shop in 1918. Date: 1918

de Havilland hollow-steel-bladed propeller under development
A 16ft 6in diameter de Havilland hollow-steel-bladed propeller under development on a Bristol Centaurus-powered Airspeed Ambassador

Propeller plant at a&E
The propeller plant at the Australian Aircraft & Engineering Company (a&E)

Bristol 138A K4879 when fitted with a three-blade propeller
Bristol 138A, K4879, when fitted with a three-blade propeller and standard Pegasus IV

The first prototype Avro Shackleton MR1 VW126
The first prototype Avro Shackleton MR1, VW126, during propeller tests at Hatfield

Propeller cross-sections

Pat Tibbs demonstrates the Martin 2-0-2 with its port propeller feathered on take-off at maximum gross weight. October 1947. Date: 1947

The after gondola of the R34 containing two engines geared to one propeller. The emergency elevator wheel may be seen through the central window

Hawker Hart K3020 powered by a Bristol Mercury VIII radial
Hawker Hart, K3020, powered by a Bristol Mercury VIII radial and fitted with a Rotol propeller

Westland Wapiti I J9095
Westland Wapiti I, J9095, specially prepared for HRH Edward, Prince of Wales, with VIP rear cockpit, Fairey Reed metal propeller and metal-clad rear fuselage

Convair XP-81 first US propeller-turbine powered aircraft
Convair XP-81, the first US propeller-turbine powered aircraft to fly

Gloster Meteor F1 EE227
Gloster Meteor F1, EE227, after modifications to take two Rolls-Royce RB50 Trents, thus becoming the worlds first propeller-turbine aircraft

Sopwith 5F1 Dolphin. 15 February 1918. Two fixed Vickers machine guns synchronised to fire through the propeller and two elevated Lewis machine guns with Norman Vane sights. Date: 1918

Santos-Dumont No 20 ground trainer circa 1910. An early form of flight simulator whereby the rear fuselage of a Demoiselle (complete with pilots seat and overhead engine and propeller)

An early Hawker Sea Fury X TF906
An early Hawker Sea Fury X, TF906, with a four-blade propeller

An early Hawker Sea Fury X TF901
An early Hawker Sea Fury X, TF901, with a four-blade propeller and short hook

IMechE: W G Walkers 60 patent air propeller fan for installation at the IMechE

Engine and propeller of Santos Dumont monoplane

Antoinette monoplane
Propeller, engine and wing frame of Antoinette monoplane

Chauviere walnut propeller

Balloon launch from a stadium, Italy
Detailed picture showing the paraphernalia of a balloon launch, seen inside a stadium in Italy, with two wooden launch towers, gantry, gas making equipment, and a large crowd of spectators

Book cover, La Conquete de l Air

Fixing the Propeller - Hamburg-America Line
Fixing the Propeller for a vessel of the Hamburg-America Line, Germanys largest shipping company at this time. Date: circa 1910s

Man standing on a platform manipulating a set of paddle-like wings for a hand-operated aeronautical propeller. Date ca. 1850

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