The Prop Gallery

We can also make props for powered parachutes like this 39x22 We make decorative props like this 36" IMG 1681 Array of new props ready for shipping. Brand new props cured and finished with AXIAL sticker (an old German Propeller Co who made maple and walnut props). Brand new prop cured and finished with an AXIAL sticker (an old German Propeller Co who made maple and walnut props). Props drying in the curing chamber.
New props in various stages of completion. What a club!!!! For a Stinson Reliant with a Diesel engine. Ten one-half inch thick laminations. Three different kinds of wood. 92" New props fully finished and ready to deliver. New prop ready for delivery. Alaina with a 90" prop made for a Rotec R3600. Alaina with new Demoiselle prop. Culver prop on Eric Preston's Bleriot.
Culver prop on Marvin Berk's SPAD. Culv er prop on Nieuport. Rick Bennett's Nieuport 23 at Gardner with a 62 X 26 Culver prop xcellent workmanship on Rick's Nieuport 23 Front view of Rick's engine installation Butch Witlock's Graham Lee Nieuport 12 replica with Valley Engineering Firewall-Forward 2276cc engine package with 2.1:1 PSRU and Culver 84 X 60 Prop. Butch Witlock's Graham Lee Nieuport 12 replica with Valley Engineering Firewall-Forward 2276cc engine package with 2.1:1 PSRU and Culver 84 X 60 Prop.
Butch Witlock's Graham Lee Nieuport 12 replica with Valley Engineering Firewall-Forward 2276cc engine package with 2.1:1 PSRU and Culver 84 X 60 Prop. Butch Witlock's Graham Lee Nieuport 12 replica with Valley Engineering Firewall-Forward 2276cc engine package with 2.1:1 PSRU and Culver 84 X 60 Prop. Butch Witlock's Graham Lee Nieuport 12 replica with Valley Engineering Firewall-Forward 2276cc engine package with 2.1:1 PSRU and Culver 84 X 60 Prop. Butch Witlock's Nieuport 12 replica with a Culver 84 x 50 prop floats over the Illinois countryside. The Combat Air Museum at Forbes Field in Topeka, Kansas called Culver about making a prop for a WWII drone engine. This is the beautiful job Alaina Smith (Gene's Granddaughter) did on the prop. These two props fresh out of the curing cabinet being held by Kevin Drewelow and Jaunita Smith are both going to Sweden. Two new props, one drilled and one not drilled.
One of Robert Baslee's four full-scale Nieuport 17s that was used in the movie Flyboys sits on the field in England where the movie was filmed. All four of the replicas used Valley Engineering PSRUs and 96 inch Culver props. Nieuport replica at Gardner with Culver prop Nieuport replica at Gardner with Culver prop Culver props on Dawn Patrol Nieuports (Gardner 2003) Guy Christies VP1/2 with Culver prop. Here is a view of Gwen De Lucero's 1915cc Valley Engineering firewall-forward engine package with the cowling installed. The engine is a 1915cc with a 2:1 re-drive and the prop is an 80 x 54 that Gene and Larry custom made for me to match the original Axial propellers as closely as possible. Gwen De Lucero had this 80 x 54 prop custom-made by Gene and Larry Smith for her Airdrome Aeroplanes replica Fokker D-VIII. In this picture, Alaina Smith, another one of the Culver crew, stands with the prop in the Culver shop.
John Wilson’s Ragwing Heath Parasol with a Culver Prop. Ray Jarvis and his full-scale Nieuport 28 with a 96 inch Culver Prop show how it's done. This 80 X 52 maple/mahagany prop is mounted on an Airdrome Airplanes Fokker D-6 built by John Hyde. Lanny Turner's direct drive VW powered Nieuport 27 replica with a 60 X 29 Culver Prop at USAFM Dayton, OH Lanny Turner's direct drive VW powered Nieuport 27 replica with a 60 X 29 Culver Prop Lanny Turner's Nieuport with Culver prop at Gardner, Ks Dick Lemons' Nieuport over the Missouri River with Culver prop
Dick Lemons rolls back into the hangar for the evening Dick Lemons' DR1 with Valley Engineering Redrive and Culver prop Dick Lemons test runs his DR1 with Valley Engineering Redrive and Culver prop The Kansas City Dawn Patrol with seven Culver props on their 4 Nieuports, Fokker Tri-plane, Siemens-Schukert, DR1, and Rumpler Taube replicas View from Dick Lemons' cockpit over Liberty Landing Airport These two monster Culver Props are going to Australia. This 79 x 44 Culver prop is for a Rotec Radial on a Robert Baslee full-scale Nieuport.
This Culver 76 x 44 prop going on a 1.7 Valley PSRU. The prop is stained Red Oak. We can stain them any color you want. This is a 74 inch maple and mahogany prop that will go on a Valley Engineering Big Twin Oscar Zuniga's Pietenpol Air Camper with its 72 X 36 Culver Propoller. This is a Pfalz D XII replica with several original parts/gauges. There are only 4 know in the world and they are all in museums, the builder got the fabric from the original manufacture in Germany. The prop has a 1.5 inch spacer puck on the back to clear the radiator. It is a 96 x 50. Mark Pierce in his VW direct drive Nieuport replica with a Culver 60 X 28 prop Mark pulls up hard - Starks won AVWEB's Picture-of-the-Week with this one Mark makes a low pass with smoke on
80" diameter x 50" pitch Culver Prop featured on a Valley Engineering PSRU Robert Baslee of Airdrome Aeroplanes works on his full-scale Nieuport 29 replica with a 96 inch Culver prop on the massive Rotec Radial 150 horsepower engine. Robert Baslee of Airdrome Aeroplanes works on his full-scale Nieuport 29 replica with a 96 inch Culver prop on the massive Rotec Radial 150 horsepower engine. Sharon Starks' Rotax 503 powered KOLB Twinstar with Culver Prop Dick & Sharon Starks' Rumpler Taube with the Culver 96 X 60 prop on a Valley Engineering 2276 cc VW/PSRU firewall forward engine package. Fiesler Storch Replica with a Valley Engineering engine, redrive and prop package at Gardner, Ks Wayne Swope's Siemans-Schukert replica with Culver prop
Waynes clean VW engine installation - great workmanship all around Tim Erickson's Aeronca replica with Culver prop. Troy Wright's Airdrome Aeroplanes Fokker D-VIII with C-65 and Culver prop. Troy Wright's Airdrome Aeroplanes Fokker D-VIII with C-65 and Culver prop. Troy Wright's engine on the test stand with its Culver 96 X 87 prop. The Engine is a 250 cid Ford Inline 6, with a RV cam. It is using a RWS Redrive. (6pinion) It is a heavy engine 490 lbs but that weight is needed for a full 90% D-VII. Another View of Troy Wright's engine on the test stand with its Culver 96 X 87 prop. The Engine is a 250 cid Ford Inline 6, with a RV cam. It is using a RWS Redrive. (6pinion) It is a heavy engine 490 lbs but that weight is needed for a full 90% D-VII. Troy Wright's wife, Shawna is holding the 96 x 87 prop that Gene and Larry carved for Troy. It's for his 90% Fokker D-7 replica. The blade is 8 inches wide at the widest and has a 6 inches wide at the tip. The hub is 5 inches thick. The engine will be a Ford 250cid. engine with a 2.176 to 1 planetary PSRU.
This is a composite shot of Ron Werner's impressive Full Scale Airdrome Aeroplanes Fokker E-4. It is powered by a Valley Engineering 2276cc "Premium" engine package. It's swinging a custom-cut Culver 96 X 63 prop. IMG 1283 IMG 1288 IMG 1285 IMG 1286 IMG 1277 IMG 1287
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