Curtiss Electric Propellers

Curtiss Electric Prop

The Curtiss Electric propeller uses an electric motor to control blade pitch.

 

Curtiss Electric Propeller Construction and Operation

 

Mysteries of the Convair B-36 Propeller: Part 1 by Tom Fey

Curtiss 1950 Turbopropeller Brochure (5.7MB PDF)
Courtesy of Tom Fey

The Curtiss Electric Contra-Rotating Propeller System
by Tom Fey

The Last Flying Curtiss Turboelectric Propeller
by Tom Fey


 

Curtiss Propeller Applications on British Aircraft (Partial List)

AircraftProp Model
MOHAWK - H-75A4C532D-F2
MARYLAND - 167B-4C53D2-F8
TOMAHAWK - H-81AC53D2-F14
WELLINGTONC53D2-16
BEAUFORTC53D2-F20
LIBERATOR - LB-30C532D-F22
KITTYHAWK - H-87AC532D-F30
MUSTANG - NA-73C532D-F32
TOMAHAWK - H-81AC5315S-C10
MARYLAND - 167FC5315S-C22
MUSTANG - NA-73C5315S-D8
LIGHTNING - L322C5315S-D10
TOMAHAWK - H-81AC5315S-D12
MARTLETT - G-36B/F4FC5315S-D14
KITTYHAWK - H-87AC5315S-D16
BERMUDA - B340C532S-C14

 

Curtiss Hub and Blade Designations

 

Curtiss 1950 Turbopropeller Brochure (5.7MB PDF)

Courtesy of Tom Fey


 

The Douglas XB-42 Propeller System