Maynard Di Casare Propeller

Last week, I flew (commercial) out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and visited
the General Mitchell museum in the terminal building. It is worth a
look while waiting for your flight.

The museum has a collection of old/antique propellers on the wall, and
one caught my eye. It was listed as a Maynard de Casare propeller,
and has a staggered blade configuration... The prop blades do not
meet at the center of the hub, they are offset a few inches from the
center of the hub. It seemed an odd configuration, and I am curious
as to the purpose or supposed benefit.

I found the following link/picture for those interested.
http://www.icarusbooks.com/images/4614.jpg

-Nathan

Nathan Young wrote:
Last week, I flew (commercial) out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and visited
the General Mitchell museum in the terminal building. It is worth a
look while waiting for your flight.

The museum has a collection of old/antique propellers on the wall, and
one caught my eye. It was listed as a Maynard de Casare propeller,
and has a staggered blade configuration... The prop blades do not
meet at the center of the hub, they are offset a few inches from the
center of the hub. It seemed an odd configuration, and I am curious
as to the purpose or supposed benefit.

I found the following link/picture for those interested.
http://www.icarusbooks.com/images/4614.jpg

-Nathan

Perhaps to utilize a differant type of constant speed pitch adjustment?

Only thing I found on the net was
http://time-proxy.yaga.com/time/arch...883607,00.html
.. Says, "Another odd prop was offered by Maynard-DiCesare, with the two
blades offset at the hub to give greater bite."
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