General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Section of a Blériot XI wooden propeller.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

17.5 cm

Width

21.0 cm

Height

6.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Aircraft parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

American Propeller

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Maryland

City

Baltimore

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

The Blériot type XI was designed primarily by Raymond Saulnier, but it was a natural evolution from earlier Blériot aircraft, and one to which Louis Blériot himself made substantial contributions. Blériot achieved immortality in the Type XI on July 25, 1909, when he made the first airplane crossing of the English Channel, covering the 40 km between Calais and Dover in 36 minutes and 30 seconds. It is worth noting that several French-made Blériot XIs flew on Canadian soil before 1914.

Function

Highlighting the internal structure of a wooden airplane propeller.

Technical

This section of a propeller does not hold much technical significance. This being said, it is representative of a small section of a typical pre-1914 wooden propeller.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Handwritten on a piece of tape stuck onto the propeller part: " 1911 BLERIOT /. AEROPLANE /. PROPELLER SECTION " On the propeller: " AMERICAN PROPELLER & MFG, CO. /. TRADE MARK /. PARAGON /. BALTIME MARYLAND, U.S.A. "

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Small wooden section of a propeller. The two flat ends of the propeller is made from unfinished wood. The rest of the wooden propeller section presumably has a layer of varnish. The main surface of the propeller has a small piece of tape with handwritting as well as a manufacturer's logo.

Decoration

N/A