General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 STAINLESS STEEL;.2 STAINLESS STEEL;.3 ALUMINUM;.4 65 PERCENT COBALT, 35 PERCENTUNKNOWN;.5 85 PERCENT NICKEL, 15 PERCENT CHROME;.6 85 PERCENT NICKEL, 15 PERCENT CHROME?

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

15.1 cm

Width

14.9 cm

Height

15.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Aircraft parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

ORENDA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Malton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

AFTER 1945

Canada

THESE BLADES REPRESENT PART OF CANADA'S EARLY JET AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY WHICH WAS ONLY BEGINNING TO DEVELOP IN THE LATE 1940'S & 1950'S. THE CHINOOK WAS THE FIRST GAS TURBINE AIRCRAFT ENGINE DESIGNED AND BUILT IN CANADA. IT MADE ITS FIRST RUN MARCH 17, 1948.

Function

ROTATING BLADES DRAW AIR INTO THE COMPRESSOR WHERE VELOCITY AND PRESSURE ARE INCREASED. STATIONARY BLADES PREVENT THE WHIRL OF THE AIR FROM INCREASING.

Technical

THESE BLADES WERE PART OF CANADA'S FIRST TURBOJET ENGINE, THE CHINOOK. THIS ENGINE WAS NEVER FLOWN, BUT WAS USED FOR DEVELOPMENTAL PURPOSES ONLY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 MACHINING MARKS ON CONVEX SURFACE, BOTH ENDS AND ON TOP AND BOTTOM OF ENDS;.2 NUMBER ENGRAVED ON ROOT: 'BCU/ 94/ 80.1';.4 'X' PAINTED ON DOUBLE-PRONGED END WITH GREEN PAINT;.5 MACHINING GROOVES ON CONCAVE AND CONVEX SURFACES, ESPECIALLY AT ENDS; FLAT END BEARS SCRATCHES FROM A DIAMOND HARONESS TEST;.6 BURN MARKS ON CONCAVE AND CONVEX SURFACES.

Missing

N/A

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A