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A New York City producer of fine pianos beginning in 1842, and continuing to this day, Hardman Peck & Co. was also one of many wood propeller manufacturers for the U.S. Government during World War I. This artifact exhibits a common feature of early wooden propellers, having asymmetrical leading and trailing edges and fabric covered tips.

The propeller was for the single Le Rhône engine on a Thomas Morse S.4.C Scout tractor biplane, the favorite trainer of that period. The Thomas-Morse Aircraft Corporation, founded in 1910 in Hammondsport, New York, was taken over by the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation in 1929.

The Le Rhône was a popular rotary aircraft engine produced in France by Société des Moteurs Le Rhône around 1916. It powered a number of military aircraft of the World War I. The S.4.C's engine was made under license in the United States by Union Switch and Signal of Pennsylvania.

 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 Circa 1916 Country of Origin United States of America Type PROPULSION-Propellers & Impellers Manufacturer Hardman Peck & Co.
 Physical Description Type: Two-Blade, Fixed-Pitch, Wood Diameter: 248.9 cm (98 in.) Chord: 24.8 cm (9.75 in.) Engine Application: Le Rhône Rotary, 9 cylinders Dimensions 3-D: 248.9 × 25.4 × 14cm, 7.3kg (8 ft. 2 in. × 10 in. × 5 1/2 in., 16lb.)
Storage (Aluminum Pallet): 305.4 × 122.2 × 100.3cm, 161kg (10 ft. 1/4 in. × 4 ft. 1/8 in. × 3 ft. 3 1/2 in., 355lb.)
 Materials Doped fabric, Laminated wood, Paint, Museum Varnish
 Inventory Number A19690128000 Credit Line Found in collection Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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