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Post by Humblej » Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:20 am

deleted after better judgement.

For Pete's sake, its a joke.
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Re: Cast Brass Ford Fan

Post by RVA23T » Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:35 am

Looks like a propeller for a Ford Trimotor to me. 3 motors so 3 blades on each prop obviously.

I bet yours is an early prototype that Henry, Orville and Wilber tested. And see there were 3 of them developing it as well.

Thanks for sharing!
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Re: Cast Brass Ford Fan

Post by perry kete » Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:39 am

Look close at where the 4th blade would be, and I'll bet it's missing. That blade is not in balance as it is shown here and would not spin without vibration.
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Post by RVA23T » Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:45 am

Humblej wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:20 am
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For Pete's sake, its a joke.
So was mine! I'm still laughing after 3 minutes
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Post by perry kete » Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:48 am

Well, with some of the posts I've seen lately it's hard to tell if they are joking or not...but you got me on that one.
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Post by RVA23T » Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:51 am

It would have been a great post on April 1st!
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Post by Rich Eagle » Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:35 am

Fan for sale. 25% off.
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Re: deleted

Post by Allan » Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:05 am

Dennis, here's me thinking you are just playing along with the joke! Silly me. ;)

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Post by TXGOAT2 » Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:45 am

That's no joke. That is a super rare, one year only, dynamic counterbalance fan designed to cancel engine vibration. It worked perfectly, giving faster accelleration and higher top speeds while eliminating all vibration, doubling gas mileage, and reducing oil consumption. But when Henry Ford found out about it, he howled that it was a fancy frill that cost too much, and he fired the staff engineer that developed it, and made Edsel sleep in the woodshed for a year afterward.
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Post by Wayne Sheldon » Wed Nov 16, 2022 6:47 pm

And I don't get to see it!?
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Re: deleted

Post by TXGOAT2 » Wed Nov 16, 2022 6:57 pm

The Knights Templar were behind it, you can be sure of that.
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Re: deleted

Post by jab35 » Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:03 pm

Isn't it simply a 'winter' fan designed to reduce cooling by 25% whilst providing vibratory enhancement of dynamic traction on snow and ice? Nothing sinister in that. jb
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