Ratier Propeller, Variable-Pitch, Three-Blade, Metal
Ratier is a historic French manufacturer of aircraft components, particularly propellers. During the first world-war, the company specialized in propeller blades for French Air Force aircraft. Later it produced propellers for the French mail service Aéropostale. Most recently Ratier Figeac became part of the United Technologies Corporation, and produced propellers for such aircraft as the C-130 and A400M military transports.
This artifact is from a German Henschel Hs 129, a World War II specialized ground-attack aircraft.
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
Germany
Type
PROPULSION-Propellers & Impellers
Manufacturer
Ratier
Physical Description
Type: Three-Blade, Variable-Pitch, Metal
Diameter: 254 cm (100 in.)
Chord: 21.6 cm (8.5 in.)
Engine Application: French Gnome-Rhone 14M
Dimensions
Rotor/Propeller: 254 x 21.6 x 106.7 x 7.6cm (100 x 8 1/2 x 42 x 3 in.)
Storage: 55.2 x 179.7 x 36.8cm (21 3/4 x 70 3/4 x 14 1/2 in.)
Materials
HAZMAT: Cadmium
Steel
Aluminum
Copper Alloy
Paint
Phenolic Resin
Fabric
Plastic
Rubber
Inventory Number
A19601370000
Credit Line
Transferred from the U.S. Air Force
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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