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Name that prop

Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:33 pm

Any idea guys?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Air-Plane-prop-prop ... 500wt_1156

Re: Name that prop

Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:02 pm

Looks like a BT-13. 2D30 hub?

Re: Name that prop

Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:19 pm

Could be. Here's one of the blades of my prop that's 'SUPPOSED" to be for a -13. Wooden version.

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Re: Name that prop

Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:32 pm

You guys sure it's not off an AVG Helldiver? :axe:

Re: Name that prop

Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:46 pm

Dan K wrote:You guys sure it's not off an AVG Helldiver? :axe:


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Re: Name that prop

Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:28 am

Legendofaces wrote:Looks like a BT-13. 2D30 hub?
Count the splines in the 3rd photo. Not a D-shank hub.

Also the blades are not in the barrel, just stuck outside. So is that 95" the way it is or with the blades installed (not that they would fit with all the rust on there)?

Might make a nice wall hanger after restoration, but to make that mess airworthy would likely be quite a trick.

Re: Name that prop

Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:54 am

bdk wrote:
Legendofaces wrote:Looks like a BT-13. 2D30 hub?
Count the splines in the 3rd photo. Not a D-shank hub.

Also the blades are not in the barrel, just stuck outside. So is that 95" the way it is or with the blades installed (not that they would fit with all the rust on there)?

Might make a nice wall hanger after restoration, but to make that mess airworthy would likely be quite a trick.


I am pretty sure it is a 2D30 hub with 6101A blades. I have a few spare 2D30 hubs sitting on my shelf as they are off of a BT-13/15 which I have for spares for the Yale. Here is a poor picture of the splines on the 2D30 hub but if you compare the two they are the same. I can get some better pictures tomorrow. Note the large grove in the splines is identical.

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2D30 Spline on an R-975
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Re: Name that prop

Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:15 pm

They all have the "blind spline" to ensure the prop is indexed correctly.

Also, there are a lot of different D-Shank blades besides 6101.

The inside diameter of the #20 spline is 2.164", the #30 spline is 2.414" and the #40 spline is 2.881". All have "16 slots equally spaced- omit one spline."

The applicable specification for the splines is:

AND10530 "Propeller Hubs- Standard Dimensions for Straight Tooth Spline Controllable Pitch"
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