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Re: Hurricane Spinners

Posted by Tom on Mon Feb 24, 2003 01:38:35 PM

In reply top Hurricane Spinners posted by Joe on Sun Feb 23, 2003 03:53:23 PM

Hi Joe, it all depends which mark of hurri you look at as the early MKIs had the Dh bracket type prop as also fitted to all MKI spits but later in 1940 they started to be fitted with the ROTOL/JABLO prop and this had a blunt spinner, opposed to the pointed type fitted to the Dh. On the MKII the spinner changed again to a longer pointed affair (as you see on the BBMF a/c). The restorations nowadays usually rely on the use of Hamilton Std props which don't have the same blade shape as the original types fitted and also the spinner is somewhere in between the shape of a Dh unit and the ROTOL one. Mr. YAK 11 fan might let you know more if he's not too busy getting held up behind them there traaaactors on them good ol' Narrrrfolk roads ;-) Hope this helps somewhat.

Tom ;)

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