Can you identify this propeller?

[Sheila]

I got to see an old propeller recently. The owner acquired it 70 years ago, 1944. It is 66.75 inches long, the metal hub is 10.5 long with 1.5 inch center hole with a slot for a Woodruff key. The interesting part is the owner says he can screw the blades out. We tried and they got stuck, I did not want to force them.
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Does this look familiar to anyone?
Thanks,

[RandolphB]

Check with Fantasy of Flight. They keep hundreds of old wood props to be used as patterns if anyone needs them. They can probably ID it, and if they don't have one would probably want to purchase it for a fair price.

[airknocker]

Browse here:
http://www.notplanejane.com/

[Sheila]

It looks like one in the Beechcraft area on NotPlaneJane
Thank you both for your help, I will get in contact with Fantasy of Flight.

[Tiger Tim]

I had to do a little research but it turns out a good friend of mine has a propeller exactly like that which will soon be mounted on a Taylor-Young Model A (veeeeery early Taylorcraft). The prop itself is a Freedman Burnham and is meant for a Continental A40 and probably fits a number of other mid-thirties low-horsepower American airplane engines but don't quote me on that.

-Tim

[Sheila]

Great information. I looked at the Continental and it looks like a fit!
Are not many people using that engine any more? I looked at a few of the aircraft listed as using that engine but they seem to have bolt on props (when I can tell that).

[Tiger Tim]

I looked at a few of the aircraft listed as using that engine but they seem to have bolt on props (when I can tell that).

The flange that most propellers bolt to is keyed to the crankshaft, the prop in your example just skips the flange altogether.

-Tim