propellor

Cool! Cubist!

A complete guess.. but maybe a propeller of some sort... mainly getting that from the right side... None the less, a cool looking thingy :)

Pratt & Whitney R-1830 (?) - It's obviously a cutaway display version of a two row poppet valve radial, but the lack of scale is frustrating. The cooling fins just visible on the cylinder at the center of the image suggest a Twin Wasp, but the rocker cover plates and tapered gear case are unusual. Possibly an early version, as most have bell shaped nose cases. Missing ignition harness is also misleading. Or is it an R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior? Most of these had reinforcing ribs cast into the nose gear casing, but I have seen one picture of a (later?) version without them.

1535 methinks, only missing the cooling plates between the cylinders. the two rows of cyl appear 'nested' as only i have seen on the 1535 in our basement.

Looks a bit different now, buildings on the right have gone. Building right in front is still there.

A huge ships propellor on the left.

Awesome

That dawg may be thin as a rasher but he'll get sliced if he's still there when she starts up! Terrific shot NLI, isn't it lovely to see such a famous person at ease with her aircraft? Those Gallaghers were always the same, they'd take the eye out of your head and the aviatrix out of your sitting room!!!

Swordscookie I know, she's gorgeous, isn't she? And never cease to be amazed at the number of lone dogs that manage to insinuate themselves into our pictures. And I bet there was a bit of an atmosphere between the McCallions and the Gallaghers for a while after this! :)

Her lifestory seems so amazing; full of unknown...Thanks very much for posting~

Romeo Del Mar You're very welcome! And she is/was completely fascinating...