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When Orville Wright moved to Oakwood, Ohio in 1914, he became acquainted with his neighbor, George Hartzell. George's son, Robert, had a strong interest in aviation and was encouraged by Orville to begin making propellers at his father's walnut wood products business. Robert left the University of Cincinnati in 1917 to begin the propeller venture. The United States had just entered World War I and the war effort created an instant and almost unmanageable demand for Hartzell Walnut Propellers. Hartzell supplied propellers to nearby Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, as well as Glen Curtiss' company and other early aviation pioneers.
This artifact is a spare propeller for the US Navy Airship Akron which operated between 1931 and 1933, and was destroyed in a thunderstorm off the coast of New Jersey in April 1933.
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
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
PROPULSION-Propellers & Impellers
Manufacturer
Hartzell Propeller Co. Physical Description
Type: Two-Blade, Fixed-Pitch, Wood
Diameter: 480.1 cm (189 in.)
Chord: 33 cm (13 in.)
Engine Application: Maybach VL-2, 418 kw (560 hp)
Dimensions
Rotor/Propeller: 480.1 x 33 x 40.6 x 22.9 x 1.6 cm (15 ft 9 in. x 13 in. x 16 in. 9 in. x 5/8 in.) Materials
Wood
Varnish
Copper Alloy
Aluminum
Steel Inventory Number
A19360023000
Credit Line
Transferred from the United States Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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