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The first variable-pitch propeller developed in the United States was invented by Seth Hart and Robert I. Eustis of Los Angeles, California, and demonstrated in 1917. Possibly the second variable-pitch propeller in the United States, this 1920 controllable and reversible propeller is the product of the first government sponsored variable-pitch propeller development program. It was completed following a two year development at the Engineering Division, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, and is an improved version of a design submitted to the Army for evaluation in 1918 by Hart and Eustis. This propeller had a faulty blade retention system, and was unable to keep wooden or Micarta blades connected to the hub.

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Object Details
Date 1920 Country of Origin United States of America Type PROPULSION-Propellers & Impellers Designer Seth Hart
 Physical Description Type: Two-Blade, Variable-Pitch, Wood and Metal Engine Application: 112 kw (150 horsepower) Hispano Suiza engine Dimensions 3-D (Propeller): 269.2 × 30.5 × 27.9cm, 48.5kg (8 ft. 10 in. × 1 ft. × 11 in., 107lb.)
Storage (Aluminum Pallet): 314.3 × 121.9 × 124.5cm, 284kg (10 ft. 3 3/4 in. × 4 ft. × 4 ft. 1 in., 626lb.)
 Materials Overall: Doped fabric, Paint, Laminated wood, Steel, Brass, Solder, Aluminum alloy
Hub: Steel
Blades: Fabric-covered Birch
 Inventory Number A19340025000 Credit Line Gift of United States War Department, Air Corps Material Division Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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