That's funny; I literally read the term "Michigan propeller" for the first time last night in this month's issue of WoodenBoat magazine ("EIDER swings a four-bladed 20" x 17" Michigan propeller on a 1 1/2" stainless-steel shaft," made a mental note to "google Michigan propeller" and here it is, before I could even google it.
I remember as a kid reading an old British Haynes manual that was lying around and being confused by the term "propeller shaft." What? Propeller? Where?
Interestingly, Michigan Wheel is now owned by Nakashima Propeller.
That's funny; I literally read the term "Michigan propeller" for the first time last night in this month's issue of WoodenBoat magazine ("EIDER swings a four-bladed 20" x 17" Michigan propeller on a 1 1/2" stainless-steel shaft," made a mental note to "google Michigan propeller" and here it is, before I could even google it.
ReplyDeleteCoincidence? I think not! :-)
ReplyDeleteI like the use of the word "wheel" for a boat propeller, why didn't the airplane industry do the same?
I remember as a kid reading an old British Haynes manual that was lying around and being confused by the term "propeller shaft." What? Propeller? Where?
ReplyDeleteInterestingly, Michigan Wheel is now owned by Nakashima Propeller.