Spiteful v Seafang Propellors

[Dave Gibson]

I was going through my Spiteful/Seafang files yesterday and found these images of the props I'd pulled from another site (I'd right clicked them without really looking at them when I downloaded them).

The first image is of spiteful NN664. The blades here look something like the type you may expect to find on a spitfire 21-24

This next set of blades are on prototype Seafang VG471 and remarkably like those supplied by Academy for their MkXIV. They carry the code EXP as far as I can make out.

My attempts to measure these blades put them at the same diameter and I calculated 11' 3" by nefarious means so I would suspect they are both 11' rather than 10' 4".

Anybody got any thoughts on these blades? Has anybody got the resources to identify them?

Thanks in advance,

Dave

[gingerbob]

Well, my first (pre-existing) thought is that "EXP" means experimental blade design.

bob

p.s. 'Joan' aka Olivier (I hope I got that right) probably has some super-high-res versions of those, so we might be able to read blade numbers etc.

[JOAN]

Hi all,

I am in Mongolia for business until the week end so sorry to can't answering right now.

I ll make a hi res close up on these blades and show you if any answer.

cheers

olivier

[Dave Gibson]

Hi all,

I am in Mongolia for business until the week end so sorry to can't answering right now.

I ll make a hi res close up on these blades and show you if any answer.

cheers

olivier

Thanks Olivier,

IIRC, those images came from a URL you posted about a year ago.

I've started the Falcon kit. I still haven't decided on a Spiteful or Seafang!

Plenty of time for that decision as I have an instrument panel and the rest of the cockpit to build.

Thanks again,

Dave

[JOAN]

Hi Dave, sorry again for the delay of reply.

Here are some close ups of NN664, VG471 ( Seafang 31 ) : I need to make a bigger Hi res about the NN664....

My Spiteful/fangs online collection here :

http://s1025.photobucket.com/user/joanblaue/library/SPITEFUL%20and%20SEAFANGS?sort=6&page=1

Spitfire Spitfire Spitfire Spitfire here :

http://s1025.photobucket.com/user/joanblaue/library/SPITFIRE?sort=6&page=1

cheers

Olivier