Yard sale find

[cetme24]

Not firearm related but definitely military surplus. Found a late WW2 Righter drone plane engine. These were commonly used for target practice rather than surveillance.you never know what you will find when people start cleaning out. I just ordered a fake prop off amazon and will hang the whole thing off the wall. I also found a 1945 navy rocket engine case
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[majspud]

interesting.

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[Mountain]

Cool find. Growing up in a military and commercial aviation based house, I really enjoy seeing such stuff.

 

[Gator9329]

That would make an epic blender

 

[cetme24]

That would make an epic blender

It would need one hell of a flywheel

 

[jtnf]

Cool beans... Looks like they were retrofitted to be counterrotating props - This one may be an early model.

http://www.wingsofeagles.com/browse-the-collection/engines/righter-2-gs-17-target-drone-engine/

(2:30 for the real run-up: )

 

[jtnf]

Recognize the model holding the prop?

 

[majspud]

Judy Garland?

t

 

[Matt_SERE]

Recognize the model holding the prop?

Nice find to both you and the OP.

Norma Jean

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...os-young-Norma-Jean-working-WWII-factory.html

 

[cetme24]

You're telling me Marilyn might have touched my crank.

 

[Matt_SERE]

You're telling me Marilyn might have touched my crank.

NO!

Spoiler: undefined

Just the shaft.

 

[Deutsche_Dog]

Very cool, does it turn over or is it seized?

 

[cetme24]

It's seized but I can see grease or cosmoline in the exhaust port so it appears to be more gunked up than rust seized.i also only tried spinning it by hand. I haven't put any force. I'm going to use it as a wall hanger so I haven't really dug into it. I'm sure I could remake the ignition system with some motorcycle coils but doubt I will. It's interesting because it appears both cylinders fire at the same time rather than opposing.