Propeller was recovered from the sea.  Although the blades are bent the hub is complete.  It is the early type that used counter weights to operate the pitch control.  We have some provenance for this propeller although it is not 100%.  We will supply full details to anyone with a serious enquiries. Comes mounted on a wheeled stand.

Vickers Varsity four Blade Spinner (pg1 prop)

This is a massive spinner from a Vickers Varsity, its an imposing piece of History from one of the RAF's last piston powered aircraft.

The Varsity was a versatile twin piston-engine aircraft brought into RAF service in 1951 for crew training as a replacement for the Wellington T10.

The aircraft had been designed three years earlier in response to an Air Ministry specification and had been put into production once proving trials and operational tests had been completed. To adapt the successful Valetta design for a general purpose crew trainer, the Varsity was given a nose-wheel undercarriage and an under fuselage pannier bomb-aimer’s station.

The most outstanding quality of the Varsity was that it could provide excellent training for pilots, flight engineers, radio operators, navigators and bomb aimers simultaneously. The latter were seated in a very large ventral gondola which contained bomb aiming equipment and a small quantity of training bombs.

The prototype Varsity T MkI made its maiden flight on 17 July 1949. The RAF took its first deliveries in October 1951 which went to No.201 Squadron, Advanced Flying School at Swinderby, Lincolnshire. Production of the Varsity T MkI for the RAF ceased on 28 February 1954 after a total of 163 had been built.
 

This aircraft was powered by two Bristol Hercules engine

Picador  Propeller (pg1 prop)

This propeller was fitted to a Picador Drone: (ML Aviation U120D target aircraft into which the Picador engine was fitted, why the sea is full of Picador engines", it's because the radio control systems of the 1950s were very rudimentary, the range was limited, the telemetry was non-existent, and the operators inexperienced. If the aircraft went out of sight, behind a cloud, or had any problem, they lost control and the aircraft came down. It did have a parachute, but as it was or should have been over the sea, the plane was still lost.

This prop is in nice condition and would make a great display piece. The alloy nose cone can be easily removed if preferred. It is not a huge piece and measures 1.4m or 54" . Made by the Airscrew company of Weybridge

I do not know if this is the aircraft this prop was fitted too but its the best picture I could find of an unmanned target drone.

Three Blade Propeller (pg1 prop)

A three bladed propeller I think from a Dove.  Delivery available to UK and Europe. Contact us for details.

Dowty Rotol pre selector (pg1 prop)

A Dowty Rotol pre selector, levers move and should be servicable after required checks.

R 634435 CF 802Y

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This is a Watts propeller. This type of propeller was used on very early Spitfire's the protype, Mk1 and Hurricane Mk1 in very limited numbers. They were soon replaced by the three bladed variable pitch props. I believe this type of prop was fitted to the late 1930s fighters such as the Gladiator. Hand made using traditional methods by our craftsman. They are marked correctly with period stamps. We only use good quality Ash and Mahogany. I do not like to call it a repro or copy as it does not do it justice and suggests they are somehow inferior to the ones produced in the early 1930s which it is not. It is made to original specs and identical in every way to the ones made 70 years ago, using the same labour intensive techniques. The laminate's are locked using dowels and traditional glue. It took our craftsman 10 days to make this awesome propeller. They are not massed produced. We have a large inventory of  Propeller's. We can produce props to your specification in materials and glue if you wish to get them approved for flying. This one is balanced but for sale as DISPLAY ONLY

£850

Lancaster, Mosquito Propeller Hub  (pg1 prop)

This is a Hub casing was made de Havilland for the Merlin powered Mosquito and Lancaster.  Its in good condition.

£250

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Here we have a superb prop blade from a MK XV Seafire. This blade is in A1 condition and has been stripped back to bear wood showing the grain of the laminates. It is a very collectable item and extremely rare to find one in this superb condition. It comes with its own purpose built stand made of brass and wood.

The Seafire F. Mk XV, was powered by a Griffon VI single-stage supercharger, rated at 1,850 hp (1,379 kW) at 2,000 ft ) driving a 10 ft 5 in Rotol propeller. Designed in response to Specification N.4/43 this appeared to be a navalised Spitfire F MK XIII ; in reality the Mk XV was an amalgamation of a strengthened Seafire III airframe and wings with the wing fuel tanks, retractable tail wheel, larger elevators and broad-chord "pointed" rudder of the Spitfire VIII. In addition, the engine cowling was different to that of the Spitfire XII series, being secured with a larger number of fasteners and lacking the acorn shaped blister behind the spinner. The final 30 Mk XVs were built with the blown "teardrop" cockpit canopy and cut down rear fuselage introduced on the Spitfire Mk XVI. On the first 50 aircraft manufactured by Cunliffe-Owen a heavier, strengthened A-frame arrestor hook was fitted to cope with the greater weight, On subsequent Mk XVs a new form of "sting" type arrestor hook was used; this version was attached to the reinforced rudder post at the rear of the fuselage and was housed in a fairing below the base of the shortened rudder. A vee-shaped guard forward of the tail wheel prevented arrestor wires getting tangled up with the tail wheel.

£1200

Here is a superb prop blade from a Seafire  XV or XVII. It is unusually good condition with no cracks or damage to the blade. In its original colours and markings. A superb collectable.

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Here we have an alloy spinner and back plate. I bought this to use on our Spitfire project but its just a little to small and doesn't look quite right. Its for a three blade prop and has Mc Cauley spinner C701 King air written on it. It measures 495mm diameter and 560mm tall. The hole in the back plate is 238mm diameter and the holes for the blades are 217mm at their widest point. Please note this is not WWII vintage but is attractive especially if polished or may do for someone's project.

£180