Producer (type) | WSK Wytwórnia Sprzętu Komunikacyjnego Warszawa, Poland |
Propeller No. | ??? |
Production Date | 1951 |
Pitch | ??? |
Diameter | 2400 mm measured |
Engine | M-11-FR |
Country of Origin | Poland |
Used on | LWD Zuraw |
- Photo 1. The propeller before restoration. Photo: M.Peikert
- Photo 2. The propeller before restoration. Photo: M.Peikert
- Photo 3. The propeller after restoration. It looks like we helped a little bit with WKS marking :). Photo: Nowak Srevice
Literatura:
About the propeller, The propeller was produced by Wytwórnia Sprzętu Komunikacyjnego (most likely still in Łódź, with the new brand name WSK). Propeller is installed on LWD Żuraw plane, MLP Cracow. Renovation works accomplished by Nowak Serwice, October 2017
Construction. The propeller lamination consists of ash plies. Diameter of propeller is 240. The propeller has sheathing on leading edge. The surface of propeller is covered with fabric and painted in olive drab. The WSK logo is painted on each blade.
Aircraft and Engine. The propeller was intended for Soviet five-cylinder 160 hp (140 hp max continuous thrust) M-11FR, an ultimate M-11 engine version designed in 1946. The engine having 8,6 L capacity was rated at 160 hp at 1900 rpm. This engine was powering numerous aircraft used and built in Poland.
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