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Another Curious Question for the Group yEnc post
Wrong header should have been interesting aircraft
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"Baldrick" wrote in message ... Yes I know they're yEnc. But they're worth it. "I have a cunning plan" nope they aren't. jm |
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Another Curious Question for the Group
Trucks like Shockwave, and some smaller class racing boats used the
Westinghouse J-34 (now called the Pratt & Whitney J-34). There were a lot of surplus engines at one time. They were used in Navy P2V's, T2J's, and even powered the Douglas X-3. Link to Shockwave truck: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question647.htm vr, jm |
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"shiver" wrote in message ... So I'm watching TV last night. They are showing a scale model of a high rise building that was being tested for it's ability to withstand wind. Then they show an engine from a Lancaster being fired up to produce the wind. On a stand, complete with Lanc nacelle, and contra rotating props. So my kinda curious question. How many of you know of aviation engines out there that are being used for oddball type jobs. For example anyone know the history of some of the jet engines used to dry off the NASCAR type racetracks when they are a little wet. Or perhaps the jets used in those semis that roar down the runways at airshows. This sort of thing. many years ago. About 1983 or 1984. I was at Kogarah Oval in sydney The game was bwteen St George and some other team that I can't remember. The field was so wet that before the game, they called in two helicopters to hover over the field to dry it off. Kicking myself for not having a camera but that was pre my photo burst days(although i did do a bit of photography) All i can remember was one was a PINK Jetranger owned by a famous Dr. Geoffry Edelstein. Rember his Pink Detamaso for his girlfriend. A guy who bought the Sydney swans and put my brother in hospital over Xmas for not cleaning a wound out before stitching him up. when paralysis set in, they admitted him immediately. but that's a different story. to answer your question, I've seen an aircraft used as a dryer :-) |
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"shiver" wrote in message ... Netko wrote: With contra-rotating props, isn't it more likely to have been a Shackelton engine? Well I'm sure no expert but even I thought it a little odd that they mentioned a Lancaster and then showed what definitely looked like a Lanc pod with the contra rotating props. 8 blades - no waiting. Lancs - no contra rotating. Shackletons - contra rotating - three bladed X 2. John B |
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How many of you know of aviation engines out there that are being used
for oddball type jobs. Ok forgot about the NYC M-497 |
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How many of you know of aviation engines out there that are being used for oddball type jobs. and from down under Rod Hadfield's Merlin v-12 powered 55 Chevy |
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On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:19:34 GMT, shiver
wrote: So I'm watching TV last night. They are showing a scale model of a high rise building that was being tested for it's ability to withstand wind. Then they show an engine from a Lancaster being fired up to produce the wind. On a stand, complete with Lanc nacelle, and contra rotating props. So my kinda curious question. How many of you know of aviation engines out there that are being used for oddball type jobs. The New York Central Railroad mounted a twin pod off (I believe) a B-36 on the top of a (once again, I believe) a Budd rail car to test high speed rail capability. I used to have the pic of it, but I can't find it right now. ------------------------------------------ NO, use John Mee3 at comcast dot net (remove the spaces and do the obvious with the "dot" and the "at" |
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