# TCDS P00123IB: Hercules Propellers Limited

- Type: Type certificate data sheet
- Status: Current
- Holder: Hercules Propellers Limited
- Revision: 0
- Revised: September 8, 2025
- Product: Propeller
- Certification basis: Part 21, Part 35
- Data sheet PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/ce/fc/cefc3c54f9c45b1c5fdf020cd33701c8e094ca7cecbb2eb2fc5cbc9165620218
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/DRSDOCID124524214420250908161137.0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/tcds/P00123IB

## Models (4)

As the data sheet lists them.

- 7242245-S
- 7045261-S
- 7650723-S
- 7448814-S

## What the data sheet says

From the PDF's text layer, line by line; tables lose their columns. The PDF is the record.

```text
Page No. 1 2 3 
Rev. No. - - - 
 
 
 
 
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION  
 
TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET P00123IB   
TCDS NUMBER P00123IB 
REVISION: Original  
 
Hercules Propellers Limited 
MODEL: 7242245-S 
 7045261-S 
 7650723-S 
 7448814-S  
 
September 8, 2025 
 
Propellers of models described herein confirming with this data sheet (which is part of this Type Certificate No. P00123IB) and other 
approved data on file with the Federal Aviation Administration, meet the minimum standards for use in certified aircraft in accordance with 
pertinent aircraft data sheets and applicable portions of the Federal Aviation Regulations provided they are installed, operated and 
maintained as prescribed by approved manufacturer’s manual and other approved instructions. 
 
TYPE CERTIFICATE 
HOLDER 
Hercules Propellers Limited 
Canal Iron Works 
Hope Mills 
London Road 
Stroud 
Gloucestershire 
United Kingdom GL5 2SH 
 
TYPE Fixed-pitch, two-bladed 
 
MATERIAL Laminated wood composite structure, with a varnish or paint cover. The leading edge of the 
blade is protected by a composite erosion protection sheath. 
 
NUMBER OF BLADES 2 (two) 
 
DESIGN SERIES 7242245-S, 7045261-S, 7650723-S, 7448814-S 
 
 
 
Propeller Model 
 
(See Note 2) 
Maximum Continuous 
HP  (kW)    RPM 
Takeoff 
 
HP  (kW)    RPM 
Maximum 
Diameter 
Inch   (mm) 
Approximate 
Weight 
lbs.    (kg) 
7242245-S 65  (48.5)     2350 65  (48.5)     2350 72.0    (1829) 10.31   (4.68) 
7045261-S 100  (74.6)    2750 100  (74.6)   2750 70.0    (1778) 9.90   (4.12) 
7650723-S 150  (111.9)    2600 150  (111.9)  2600 76.0    (1930) 12.08   (5.48) 
7448814-S 165  (123.0)    2800 165  (123.0)  2800 74.0    (1880) 12.30   (5.58)

TCDS P00123IB Page 2 of 3 
CERTIFICATION BASIS:   Pursuant to 14 CFR 21.29(a)(1)(ii), the Type Certificate was issued in validation of the United  
 Kingdom (UK) Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Certification Standards CS-P, amendment 2,  
 effective June 24, 2020, which was found to provide a level of safety equivalent to that  
 provided by 14 CRF Part 35, effective February 1, 1965, Amendments 35-1 to 35-10, inclusive. 
 
The UK CAA issued Type Certificate UK.TC.P00114 effective March 12, 2025.  
 
 
 
TC APPLICATION DATE: 
 
April 24, 2025  
TC ISSUED: September 8, 2025 
 
TC (IMPORT) NO. 
 
PRODUCTION BASIS: 
P00123IB 
 
UK CAA BCAR A8-21 approval number AI/10077/16 
 
IMPORT REQUIREMENTS: To be considered eligible for installation on U.S. registered aircraft, each propeller to be exported 
to the United States shall be accompanied by a certificate of airworthiness for export or certifying 
statement endorsed by the exporting cognizant civil airworthiness authority which contains the 
following language: 
 
(1)  This propeller conforms to its United States type design (Type Certificate Number P00123IB) 
and is in a condition for safe operation. 
 
(2)  This propeller has been subjected by the manufacture to a final operational check and is in a 
proper state of airworthiness.  Reference FAR Section 21.500 which provides for the 
airworthiness acceptance of aircraft engines or propellers manufactured outside the U.S. for 
which a U.S. type certificate has been issued.  Additional guidance is contained in FAA Advisory 
Circular 21-23, Airworthiness Certification of Civil Aircraft, Engines, Propellers, and Related 
Products, Imported into the United States. 
 
NOTES 
 
NOTE 1. Installation is to be made with special steel bolts with/without spacers, with/without spinners as required which are  
 either furnished or specified by the propeller manufacturer. 
 
 
NOTE 2. MODEL DESIGNATION: 
 
 
72 42 245   S    T  
           Indicates Tapered Hub 
            
           Blade Profile 
           S=Symmetrical 
           C=Classic 
            
           Unique design identification 
           Propeller Pitch (inches) 
           Diameter (inches) 
 
 
 
NOTE 3. Not applicable 
 
NOTE 4. Not applicable 
  
NOTE 5. Not applicable 
 
NOTE 6.  Not applicable

TCDS P00123IB Page 3 of 3 
NOTE 7.  Not applicable 
 
NOTE 8.  Not applicable 
 
NOTE 9.   The 7242245-S propeller is intended for installation on the Piper Aircraft, Inc. J3C-65, J3C-65S, Army L-4, Army L-4A, 
Army L-4B (Navy NE-1), Army L-4H, Army L-4J (Navy NE-2), 2 POLM, PA-11, PA-11S, PA-18, and PA-19 (Army L-
18C) models, fitted with Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. A-65 series engines. 
 
 The 7045261-S propeller is intended for installation on the Piper Aircraft, Inc. J3C-65, J3C-65S, Army L-4, Army L-4A, 
Army L-4B (Navy NE-1), Army L-4H, Army L-4J (Navy NE-2), 2 POLM, PA-11, PA-11S, PA-18, and PA-19 (Army L-
18C) models, fitted with Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc. C-85 series, C-90-8F, and O-200-A series engines. 
  
 The 7650723-S propeller is intended for installation on the Univair Aircraft Corporation (Stinson) 108, 108-1, 108-2, 108-3 
and 108-5 models, fitted with Franklin Sp. z.o.o. 6A4-150-B3, B4, or B31 engines. 
  
 The 7448814-S propeller is intended for installation on the Univair Aircraft Corporation (Stinson) 108, 108-1, 108-2, 108-3 
and 108-5 models, fitted with Franklin Sp. z.o.o. 6A4-165-B3 or B4 engines. 
 
 The propeller Certificate Management Certification Branch (CMCB) for each new aircraft installation must assess how the 
propeller installation could change the airworthiness limitations. 
   
 
NOTE 10. The propeller installation must be approved as part of the aircraft type certificate to demonstrate compliance with the 
applicable aircraft airworthiness standards. 
 
NOTE 11. Special Limits:  The approved Airworthiness Limitations Section of the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness is 
published in HPM1006 Installation and Operation Manual, Airworthiness Limitations and Continued Airworthiness 
Maintenance Tasks Sections for propeller types 7242245-S and 7045261-S, and in HPM1007 Installation and Operation 
Manual, Airworthiness Limitations and Continued Airworthiness Maintenance Tasks Sections. for propeller types 7650723-
S and 7448814-S.  
 
   
 
 
 
     
 
 
…..END…..
```

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