Vehicle propeller aircraft airplane sopwith. With black and creme painted tips slightly distressed finish and a replica vintage seisnerich propeller logo this hand carved wood replica has the look and feel of an antique in a much smaller size and price. Airplane decor our sopwith camel replica airplane propeller is a unique pilot gift and fantastic aviation decor. The size measuring in excess of 6 feet at just over 73 inches and with about a 7 inch blade width is impressive. Wwi ww2 naval replica wood wooden airplane aircraft propeller 72 dark blue gold see more like this.
Wwi sopwith mahogany wood 73 airplane aircraft propeller replica with black and creme colored tips. Handmade in solid wood with date and factory code numbers punched in center part. The pup was a predecessor to the more famous sopwith camel but was very similar in appearance and other characteristics. The sopwith aviation company later sopwith aviation engineering company was a british aircraft company that designed and manufactured aeroplanes mainly for the british royal naval air service royal flying corps and later royal air force in the first world war most famously the sopwith camelsopwith aircraft were also used in varying numbers by the french belgian and american air services.
With pleasant flying characteristics and good manoeuvrability the aircraft proved very successful. The sopwith camel was a british first world war single seat biplane fighter aircraft introduced on the western front in 1917. Sopwith pup 9917 g ebky the sopwith pup was a british single seater biplane fighter aircraft built by the sopwith aviation company. Propeller performance on the sopwith camel replica aircraft.
Whether it is used as fun decor mounted on a wall or just leaning in a corner the sopwith propeller is a conversation piece as a great replica at an even greater price. This is a rare original propeller manufactured by the british and colonial bristol factory for the sopwith pup using a 100 hp gnome engine first introduced in 1916. Other rc model vehicle parts accessories. Question gents in working on my camel project and in changing from the160 gnome to the 130 clerget i have discovered that the bolt hole pattern for the propeller hub is exactly the same on each engine.
It was developed by the sopwith aviation company as a successor to the earlier sopwith pup and became one of the best known fighter aircraft of the great war. Authentic models sopwith propeller ap159. It entered service with the royal flying corps and the royal naval air service in the autumn of 1916. This display was filmed at the wings over waiarapa airshow in january 2011.
Military aircraft model kit accessories. 1 product rating authentic models ap159 wwi sopwith propeller aircraft propeller 73 inch.