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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => WW1 Aircraft Information/Questions => Topic started by: DaddyO on December 20, 2025, 06:07:26 PM

Title: Markings on experimental propellers
Post by: DaddyO on December 20, 2025, 06:07:26 PM

Still working on my 72nd Albatros D.IV scratch-build with it's three bladed prop and I seem to recall that German experimental propellers had a red and white band marking on the blades?

I thought this would be a nice detail to add, but having looked through my references I can't find the picture I remember which was on an Aviatik I think  :-\ - Is there something confirming this or is it just my imagination?

Thanks
Paul

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54979495651_9658c43f49_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2rLmhAP)Albtros DIV propeller (https://flic.kr/p/2rLmhAP) by Paul S (https://www.flickr.com/photos/202177392@N05/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Markings on experimental propellers
Post by: Allan31 on December 24, 2025, 11:31:03 PM

I would hesitate long and hard before I covered up that beautiful propeller with anything. Amazing job.

Title: Re: Markings on experimental propellers
Post by: DaddyO on December 25, 2025, 02:08:56 AM

Quote from: Allan31 on December 24, 2025, 11:31:03 PM

I would hesitate long and hard before I covered up that beautiful propeller with anything. Amazing job.

Thanks Allan. I was wondering if I'd manage to post the question in some dark area of the forum that nobody visits  ;D  Came across another picture of the banding the other day ; this time on a Lhoner CII so maybe it was an Austro Hungarian thing?