Maynard Di Casare Propeller

[Nathan Young]

Last week, I flew (commercial) out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and visited
the General Mitchell museum in the terminal building. It is worth a
look while waiting for your flight.

The museum has a collection of old/antique propellers on the wall, and
one caught my eye. It was listed as a Maynard de Casare propeller,
and has a staggered blade configuration... The prop blades do not
meet at the center of the hub, they are offset a few inches from the
center of the hub. It seemed an odd configuration, and I am curious
as to the purpose or supposed benefit.

I found the following link/picture for those interested.
http://www.icarusbooks.com/images/4614.jpg

-Nathan

[Sport Pilot]

Nathan Young wrote:
> Last week, I flew (commercial) out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and visited
> the General Mitchell museum in the terminal building. It is worth a
> look while waiting for your flight.
>
> The museum has a collection of old/antique propellers on the wall, and
> one caught my eye. It was listed as a Maynard de Casare propeller,
> and has a staggered blade configuration... The prop blades do not
> meet at the center of the hub, they are offset a few inches from the
> center of the hub. It seemed an odd configuration, and I am curious
> as to the purpose or supposed benefit.
>
> I found the following link/picture for those interested.
> http://www.icarusbooks.com/images/4614.jpg
>
> -Nathan

Perhaps to utilize a differant type of constant speed pitch adjustment?

[Gene Seibel]

Only thing I found on the net was
http://time-proxy.yaga.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,883607,00.html
.. Says, "Another odd prop was offered by Maynard-DiCesare, with the two
blades offset at the hub to give greater bite."
--
Gene Seibel
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Because I fly, I envy no one.