What did this cowling come off of???

Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:26 am

I see this cowling hanging up nearly every day and have yet to figure out what it would've fit on. Not a single person that I've shown it to could come up with anything feasible either, so that's where y'all come in.

What is it off of? Picture evidence to back up your suggestions would be helpful. :wink:

Gary

Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:39 am

if I were a bett'n man I'd say P-3 Orion/ Electra II

Maybe not

Shay
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Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:48 am

Hmmm, that's one I hadn't thought of, but I don't think it's for a P-3. Here's a link to a picture of a P-3 cowling(about midway down the page).......
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... ISO-8859-1

Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:05 am

i'd say at least.... it's from a civilian bird. can't determine anything else.

Website · Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:10 am

theres no lip heat!

Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:28 am

One thing I'd like to ask... what is the approximate size of it? It looks like it is hanging from a main hangar rafter, but who is to say its the main hangar or the hallway to the... to quote Larry the Cable Guy... the poopin' stool.

Any guesstimations?

Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:34 am

Yeah, I reckon I should've helped y'all out with some dimensions, huh? :oops:

It is indeed hanging from the rafters in our warehouse. I'll make my way over there and see if I can get you some better measurements (and closer photos) later.

Gary

Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:52 am

Grumman C-2?

Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:56 am

Hmmm, don't think so on the C-2 either.

http://www.air-and-space.com/20040918%2 ... nt%20l.jpg

If I was guessing, I'd say that it's from something much older than anything with a turboprop. But I honestly don't know for sure.

Gary

Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:29 pm

Just crawled up on the top of the shelves and got a close up look at the cowling in question. The last picture has a part number on it, but I still don't recognize it. :oops:

Gary

Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:16 pm

gary is there any chance you could show some photos of the warehouse and the hill i know it sounds weird but i am allways interested in the behind the sceans areas and storied projects of museums.

Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:21 pm

You're a mind reader! :shock:

I was just grabbing my camera to do just that. ;-)

Gary

Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:38 pm

Let's rule out what it's not. It doesn't seem to be turbo prop. Do we think this is from a single or multi-engine A/C?

What could it have come from in the CAF collection?

The google-fairy turns up nothing specific on that part number written on the side.

Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:45 pm

chico wrote:Let's rule out what it's not. It doesn't seem to be turbo prop. Do we think this is from a single or multi-engine A/C?

What could it have come from in the CAF collection?

The google-fairy turns up nothing specific on that part number written on the side.

Those are all questions I just don't know the answers to. :oops:

We have lots of stuff donated to the museum that people just recognize as airplane parts, whether we actually have that type of airplane or not. Personally, I would assume that this is one of those items and not from something that the CAF ever owned, but I could certainly be mistaken.

It's hard to say if it's a single engine airplane or not. It's built pretty heavily though......like maybe it was something big and/or fast???

Gary

Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:48 pm

Lockheed P-38L/M on airliners.net

It's probably not from a P-38, but the fairing looks sorta close. Could it be for that type of engine? The P-40 has a similar shape as well, but like the 38 the fairing doesn't have the struts inside the scoop.

In pawing through airliners.net, the Hawer Tempest and Typhoon are possibilities as well. They've got that same bulbous scoop, and narrow openings for the prop.