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Below is information on the number of
automatic controllable pitch propellers built |
| Company |
Location |
Propellers Built |
Remarks |
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Aeroproducts
Div. of GM |
Vandalia, OH |
20,773 |
It was located east of the Dayton airport as
part of the Delphi facility. The
plant was originally constructed in 1940 to produce hollow blade
propellers, which had been invented by two local persons in Dayton, OH.
However, the process involved extensive forging and welding, of which GM
had ample experience. General Motors bought the technology and
built the plant in Vandalia to manufacture the hollow blade propellers.
After WWII Aeroproducts became a division of Allison Division of GM and
continued to produce propellers until 1961. The building was then
occupied by the Inland Division of GM which later turned into the
Chassis Division of Delphi. The Building was torn down in 2008.
See my Plant Photo Page |
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Canadian
Propellers Ltd. |
Longueil,
Quebec |
12,497 |
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Curtiss
Wright |
Beaver, PA |
144,863 |
There are several references to Curtiss Wright
having a plant on the near west side of Indianapolis, IN. However,
to date I have not been able to substantiate this. |
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Frigidaire Div
of GM |
Dayton, OH |
76,626 |
Frigidaire Division of General Motors was
responsible for the production of all B-29 propellers. This
was a Hamilton Standard design built under license. Other models
were also built at this location. |
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Hamilton Standard |
East
Hartford, CT |
233,021 |
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Nash-Kelvinator |
Lansing, MI |
158,134 |
Hamilton Standard Props.
Original production began in the former Reo plant on South Cedar Street to
the east of the main Reo complex and after WWII became John Bean.
After expansion to the Mt. Hope plant propeller hubs were the main
product.
Production later expanded to another former Reo Truck plant at Mt. Hope
and Washington. Motor Wheel used it for a while after WWII and then
about 1960 it was the site of the first big box discount store in Lansing.
This plant became propeller manufacturing and final assembly.
Besides the 158,134 propeller assemblies completed here were another
85,656 spare blades. Note that this plant, at which my grandfather
was in charge of propeller balancing produced the second highest amount of
props by the US in WWII. The propeller included both three and four
blade configurations that included the four bladed type for the F4U
Corsair and A-26 Invader. More can be found at:
Nash-Kelvinator Propellers
Nash-Kelvinator in WWII |
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Remington-Rand |
Johnson City, NY |
62,354 |
Remington-Rand built Hamilton Standard Propellers at this
location. This 600,000 square foot all wood plant was built in 1942 on 30 acres
and still exists today as a Lockheed Martin facility. It is AFP59.
See more including photo at:
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