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21stCT Corsair's Propeller

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:22 pm
by Moth
Can you remove the Propeller without breaking it? How?

Thanks!

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:26 pm
by MightyMustang
Good luck removing it. I've tried and failed!



:(

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:28 pm
by Moth
Um... That's reassuring :lol:

Well, there goes my idea :lol:

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:58 pm
by MightyMustang
Sorry moth I didnt mean to sound like it couldnt be done because I'm sure it could but unlike the BBI Corsair prop the 21st Corsair prop is just harder then hell to remove without breaking it. Like I said I tried on my old Corsair and didnt have much success. Give it a try and you might get lucky.

:)

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 2:37 pm
by Moth
No Problem LOL, you didnt offend me :wink:

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 2:39 pm
by hworth18
If it is like the 109 prop, then it is held in with a threaded steel pin that is almost impossible to remove without tearing something up..

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:19 pm
by pickelhaube
The Fw 190 has a small screw up in there you could get lucky. :wink:

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:42 pm
by pokeyjtc
It can be done, I've done it when I did a custom and turned the three blader into a four blader. The hub is glued on. Get some pliers and twist it off. Once the hub is off you will see screw head in the center of the propeller. Just unscrew it but be very carefull because the plastic pin that it screws into (this is the part that goes back through the engine and allows the prop to spin) will want to fall back into the fuselage and then good luck ever getting it out or back through the engine. I put a clip on it to keep it from falling back in. Hope that is clear enough.
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