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Re: help please?
Posted by Matt on Tue Nov 12, 2002 04:04:45 AM
In reply top Re: help please? posted by Jeff on Sun Nov 10, 2002 07:37:57 PM
G'day Jeff,
Many thanks for the extra info. Check your e-mail, to have a look at something that I've sent you.
Cheers,
Matt
: Hi Matt,
: : Please excuse that last message attempt, my fault. Ok,
: t
: : hose hub numbers aren't familiar to me, but I thought I
: wo
: : uld ask for some more info on the prop. Did the hub have
: c
: : ounterweights? There would be three of them on there if
: so
: : . I don't suppose that you took any photos of it, by any
: c
: : hance?
: okay there were no couterweights on it and the very cent
: re of the hub was missing. there are no other identifying
: marks I could find except for a lot number ( auction type
: ) and no id of auctioneer or anything. I might be able to
: get some pics next time I get up there. apparently the pub
: 's manager knows what it is from but he was not there that
: day only the barmaid.
: only thing I have seen a similar type hub on was in much
: larger form on a beaufighter ( moorabin museum ) the prop
: looks to be about 3/5ths the size of that. the blades loo
: k very similar to the blades on the wackett at moorabin, s
: ame sort of size and shape. almost the same as the hub on
: the ceres there but not quite the same. same size though.
: From general condition I'd say if it has been on an airc
: raft it wasn't for very long or used very little. it has n
: o rust and no obvious corrosion of any sort about it. not
: even oxidation like the aluminium alloy on my motorbike ha
: s.
:
: as for the rest of it that is about all I can tell you e
: xcept it is in South Australia. up by murray bridge to be
: accurate in a little one horse town's pub. I will be going
: back there reasonably shortly I hope so will try and get
: pics then but couldn't last time as had no flash with me.
: It is actually inside the pub. you got to walk past it to
: get to the loos or you'd never even see it.