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This artifact is a Falcon propeller, a product of the Jamestown Propeller Company, Jamestown, New York. It most likely was utilized by the Curtiss N-9H, a single-engine, two-seat, U.S.-built World War I naval trainer and bomber aircraft with a 112 kw (150-horsepower) Hispano-Suiza engine. It was a seaplane version of the famous Curtiss JN-4D trainer.

During World War I, 2,500 Navy pilots were trained on the N-9H. In addition to training a generation of Navy pilots, the N-9H was used to develop tactics for ship-borne aircraft operations in 1916 and 1917, using catapults mounted on armored cruisers. Following the war, the N-9H was used to demonstrate a compressed air turntable catapult and for aerial torpedo experiments. The N-9H was withdrawn from the U.S. Navy inventory in 1927 after ten years of exemplary service.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date 1918 Country of Origin United States of America Type PROPULSION-Propellers & Impellers Manufacturer Jamestown Propeller Co., Jamestown, NY
 Physical Description Type: Two-Blade, Fixed-Pitch, Wood Engine Application: 112 kw (150-horsepower) Hispano-Suiza Bolt Holes: 8 Dimensions 3-D (Propeller): 254 × 29.2 × 10.2cm, 14.5kg (8 ft. 4 in. × 11 1/2 in. × 4 in., 32lb.)
Storage (Aluminum Pallet): 301 × 123.2 × 83.8cm, 175.5kg (9 ft. 10 1/2 in. × 4 ft. 1/2 in. × 2 ft. 9 in., 387lb.)
 Materials Laminated wood, Doped fabric, Solder, Brass, Paint, Museum Varnish, Original Varnish
 Inventory Number A19620082000 Credit Line Gift of Charles F. Hock. No Restrictions. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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