How Hartzell Airplane Propellers are Manufactured and Assembled

Happy Black Friday everyone,

Hope you had a successful shopping day and a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Because so many of you have asked, I have uploaded a video ( see below) highlighting the processes Hartzell Propeller Company goes through in manufacturing and assembling their aluminum airplane propellers and hubs.

Designer Giancarlo De Astis turns old airplanes into home decor

As a designer I often do research on the web looking for other individuals who share my passion for aviation art. Yesterday, I came across designer Giancarlo De Astis. Giancarlo designs chairs, tables & lamps using airplane parts found in scrap yards. The combination of carefully shaped wood and metal with old airplane parts produces original pieces of aviation art for the home or office. His work is amazing and you can tell he puts a lot of time into detail. His prices are high, but this is aviation art and its to be expected. Here are a few examples of his work.



(Club chair made using a propeller engine air intake / desk task lamp made out of a airplane door hinge)


You can find his other items on his website http://www.deastisdesigns.com

Standard J1, Avro MK1 and Erco Airplane Propellers on EBay

Here is your daily dose of extraordinary airplane propellers on EBay: A very rare 1917 Standard J1 from WW1, a nice 1940's 90 inch Avro Anson MK1 and a rarely seen Erco single airplane propeller blade.

Sensenich 74DM-0-60 IRON MAN Airplane Propeller on Ebay

Awesome Airplane Propeller!

Vintage Hartzell Ground Adjustable Airplane Propeller

Here we have a hard to find Hartzell ground adjustable airplane propeller from the 1940's. Looks to be in great shape with decals still intact.

Even Iron Man Has a High Polished Airplane Propeller

If you saw Iron Man in the Theater or have recently bought the DVD you may have noticed Tony Stark's (Iron Man) high polished airplane propeller hanging in his office.



(Photo from ironmanmovie.com)

In the past 2 years high polished airplane propellers have become extremley popular with airplane enthusiasts as well as high end modern designers. They have been seen in celebrity homes, NYC business suites and high end magazines.

Here is one available on eBay right now:

James Bond Pilots Douglas DC-3 Airplane in Quantum of Solace

For those of you who saw Quantum of Solace and were wondering what type of plane James Bond was maneuvering through the canyons in Mexico, the answer is a Douglas DC-3.

Check out this behind the scenes video of the DC-3 in action!

(3) 1918 Wood Propellers on Ebay

For your convenience we will be searching daily on EBay and other auction sites to find you the very best in Airplane Propellers, Aviation Art and other items we feel are worthy enough to be showcased on this blog. This is what we found today. (3) Amazing 1918 wood airplane propellers consisting of a Curtiss Jenny JN-4, a Hartzell Liberty and a very hard to find Scimitar Paragon Propeller.

Hartzell High Polished 2 + 3-Bladed Airplane Propeller Displays

Wow, I cant believe the last post was in March! I can assure you it hasn't been because we are lazy. We have actually added a ton of new Airplane Propeller Displays, Posters, Decals, etc to www.planepieces.com and continue to work on new products in our design facilities daily. I have a preview of the new 2 and 3-bladed Hartzell Propeller Displays which will be added to our High Polished Collection on the website soon (Thanks Arash)! Perfect holiday gifts. Here are a bunch of photos we recently took. We also came up with a new custom mini spinner cone for the displays. Check them out. Limited quantities as always.




Have a great day and I promise I will be better at posting to the blog

Red Winged Monkey
www.PlanePieces.com