propeller pitchometer
Propeller pitchometer in a box with three metal wedges and three angle of degree plates. Heavy wooden body with level which has three interchangeable brass plates for laying out different pitch propeller blades. No 1 Plate has a scale marked in increments of 5 degrees from 5 upto 60. No 2 plate has a scale marked in increments of 5 degrees from 5 upto 45. No 3 plate has a scale marked in increments of 5 degrees from 5 upto 35. On the back of each plate are scales showing the pitch in feet.
A pitchometer is a tool engineers use to measure the pitch, or angle, of propellers.
A pitchometer is a tool engineers use to measure the pitch, or angle, of propellers.
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Object details
| ID: | EQS0396 |
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| Collection: | Testing, measuring and design instruments |
| Type: | propeller pitchometer |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Craven, Edwin |
| Places: | City of Kingston upon Hull |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 95 mm x 416 mm x 165 mm |