This Savoiia-Marchetti propeller is from one of the Isotta-Fraschini Asso 656 kW (880 hp) engines that powered Savoiia-Marchetti S.55.X seaplanes in the mass formation flight of twenty four aircraft led by General Italo Balbo from Rome, Italy to Chicago, Illinois and return, July 1- August 12, 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
Italy
Type
PROPULSION-Propellers & Impellers
Manufacturer
Savoia Marchetti S.A.
Physical Description
Type: Three-Blade, Variable-Pitch, Metal
Diameter: 281.9 cm (111 in.)
Chord: 23.5 cm (9.3 in.)
Engine Application: Isotta-Fraschini Asso 656 kw (880 hp)
Dimensions
3-D (Hub and Blade): 182.6 × 43.2 × 25.7cm, 50.8kg (5 ft. 11 7/8 in. × 1 ft. 5 in. × 10 1/8 in., 112lb.)
3-D (Blades): 159.4 × 23.2 × 11.7cm, 20.4kg (5 ft. 2 3/4 in. × 9 1/8 in. × 4 5/8 in., 45lb.)
3-D (Metal Ring): 9.8 × 9.8 × 2.9cm, 0.5kg (3 7/8 × 3 7/8 × 1 1/8 in., 1lb.)
Storage (Aluminum Pallet): 153.7 × 206.4 × 69.8cm, 160.1kg (5 ft. 1/2 in. × 6 ft. 9 1/4 in. × 2 ft. 3 1/2 in., 353lb.)
Materials
HAZMAT: Cadmium Plating
Aluminum alloy, Steel, Preservative coating, Paint, Brass
Inventory Number
A19340053000
Credit Line
Gift of the Italian Air Ministry
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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