€1,600
A very rare aircraft propeller for a De Havilland DH5,
by Darracq Motor Eng. Co. London
The two bladed propeller of laminated wood construction, the tips with grey canvas, the hub stamped DE H5 110HP. LE RHONE ENG, ENGLISH TYPE BOSS, and with maker's details,
102ins(260cm) diam. W 260 cm approx. With verification email from The Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon.
The DH5, introduced into service in 1917, was unconventional in that the upper wing was given a backward stagger. Although this gave the pilot a good forward view, it resulted in a blind spot above and to the rear. This, together with the fact that performance rapidly dropped off at altitudes over 10,000 feet, resulted in it being an unpopular aircraft and only 552 were built.
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