Classic Prop blade question

[ScottM]

Any idea on what type of aircraft this classic prop blade could have been used on?

Anyone know anything about the blade, ERCO, etc?

It belongs to a friend of mine and was given to him as a gift a few years back, but he has no idea what the history is of the thing.

 

[EdFred]

What type of aircraft?
My guess would be an airplane.

 

[ScottM]

What type of aircraft?
My guess would be an airplane.

Wow that is the break through information we have been looking for!!! EdFred comes through again

 

[KRyan]

I can't tell you much about the blade, but you or your friend might find something here. I thought the blade looked pretty familiar.

http://www.notplanejane.com/erco.htm

 

[roncachamp]

Any idea on what type of aircraft this classic prop blade could have been used on?

Anyone know anything about the blade, ERCO, etc?

It belongs to a friend of mine and was given to him as a gift a few years back, but he has no idea what the history is of the thing.

ERCOupe.

 

[Tom-D]

Any idea on what type of aircraft this classic prop blade could have been used on?

Anyone know anything about the blade, ERCO, etc?

It belongs to a friend of mine and was given to him as a gift a few years back, but he has no idea what the history is of the thing.

That's a old beech Roybe (sp) blade. It's made from laminated Phenolic sheet.

 

[Fearless Tower]

That's a old beech Roybe (sp) blade. It's made from laminated Phenolic sheet.

Is that what they used on some of the early Bonanzas?

 

[Tom-D]

I can't tell you much about the blade, but you or your friend might find something here. I thought the blade looked pretty familiar.

http://www.notplanejane.com/erco.htm

That's a great find,,,, after all these years I never knew they existed.

ya live, ya learn.

 

[Tom-D]

Is that what they used on some of the early Bonanzas?

That's the one,, big ADs on them. a guy in Fallon Nv. will make you new blades for them.

 

[KRyan]

The blade they used on the early Bonanzas was similar, but was a completely composite blade. Hartzell called it "Hartzite" and, although it looked like wood, it didn't have any wood in it at all. The blade was made of cotton cloth impregnated with phonolic resin. Here's some more info:

http://notplanejane.com/hartz.htm

 

[pmanton]

Erco was Engineering Research Company better known for the Ercoupe.

Paul
N1431A
2AZ1

 

[dpowell]

I have an antique Anderson Greenwood plane with the Hartzel Hartzite prop. I need to retip the prop to keep flying. Anyone know a prop shop that can do it?

 

[KRyan]

Unfortunately, no one can legally work on a Hartzite blade. They were designed to be throwaways, and as near as I have ever been able to determine, Hartzell never published any repair criteria for them.

 

[dpowell]

Not trying to repair the blade, it is fine, only retip it.