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Offline Dave Holtsclaw

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Help identifing a prop
« on: October 08, 2009, 10:00:42 PM »
I bought an engine and the prop that was with it is new to me. Its a wood prop  7X4 with wide blades. Each blade is stamped OK and the hub is marked FLO-TORQUE   7x4  with blue paint. Does anybody know anything about this prop? I have never seen one before.  sorry I cant provide a picture.

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Re: Help identifing a prop
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2009, 10:48:45 PM »
They were a standard commodity back around the late '40s. I know I had one somewhere back then on an ignition engine. It was kind of chunky. I have seen a few in old estates along the years.
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Re: Help identifing a prop
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2009, 11:42:55 PM »
Perhaps an OK Cub prop...probably for a Cub .09?

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Re: Help identifing a prop
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2009, 07:20:52 AM »
I don't have it handy at the moment, but I think that is the brand of one of the props tested in a recent issue of Control Line World..........

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Re: Help identifing a prop
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2009, 10:05:11 PM »
This is a little late, but I accidently came across this in the July 1949 issue of Air Trails.

Evidently, "Flo-Torque" props were marketed by Berkely in a wide range of diameters and pitches and for racing, stunt and Free-flight.

"America's Finest Popular Priced Props"

(It would be interesting if this "is the brand of one of the props tested in a recent issue of Control Line World".  Control Line World would be testing a prop about 60 years old!!!



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Re: Help identifing a prop
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2009, 11:53:03 AM »
Keith,
The article I mentioned is in the Jan. 2009 Control Line World; alas, the Flo-Torque was not one of the props compared.  Sorry for the misdirection.......... b1

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Re: Help identifing a prop
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2009, 01:28:56 PM »
Hello David, the prop you are looking to identify is and used to be Flo-Torque INVADER. we used the 10-6 prop which was the prop of choice for Fox 35 (9-6 0r 9-7for K&B 35
Popular late 5o's early 6o's

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