On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:58:14 +0100, "Herman"
wrote:

This is a picture I recently made in Atyrau (Kazakhstan) in the Victory
Park. It is an open air museum dedicated to all people who fought and often
died in various wars.

The picture shows the business end of an An-2. Does anybody know what the
purpose is of the objects attached to the roots of the propeller blades?

Kind regards,

Herman


I guess it is a constant speed prop, weights to auto-control the blade
pitch when power setting is altered.

The AT-6 has a similar setup.