Subject: Flak, Evasive Action And the Deadly games we played
From: Stephen Harding
Date: 8/8/03 8:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time
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ArtKramr wrote:

In the Marauders we had an air bottle. When you hit it, it locked the
brakes
and collapsed the nose wheel. It was a last resort to get the plane stopped
fast in just such a situation as you described. I guess the B-25's had no
such
air bottle. Glad I was in Marauders.

That would make for a very exciting landing for you wouldn't it?

Or was there somewhere else on "Willie" you could head off to if
you knew you were going to possibly try the "collapsed nose wheel
braking" method?

You certainly weren't going to be going anywhere fast if stuck up
in the nose. Going through that little access tunnel probably
wasn't an option if the "crunch" came suddenly I'd suspect.


SMH


Speaking of exciting landings you might want to go to my website and read,
"Hold Off the Damn Nose Wheel". I think you will love it. (grin)

Arthur Kramer
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer