Radial engines and bicycles - who would be interested in that?

teraeric said:

if u like these kinds of motors then a bucket list item is the wright-patterson afb museum near dayton, oh... i spent a whole day just looking at the engines... the stuff that they came up with to get another mph out of planes is just incredible (old fighter pilot saw is that faster beats gooder just about every time)...

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BigNorm said:

I wonder how the rocket motor would do in an untralite.

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EasTexRIII said:

Pete, funny you mention - I spent about 12 years in my early 20's to mid 30's working at a Pratt & Whitney engine overhaul company - I've buit 100's of R-985's & R-1340's - I knew every nut, bolt & twist of saftey wire on them baby's!

R-985:



R-1340:

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ruzzle said:

OK so there will be a test.

What's the firing order??

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Steel said:

The last of the beer soaked synapses in Clint's brain fired last, so Ishrub won.

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teraeric said:

if u like these kinds of motors then a bucket list item is the wright-patterson afb museum near dayton, oh... i spent a whole day just looking at the engines... the stuff that they came up with to get another mph out of planes is just incredible (old fighter pilot saw is that faster beats gooder just about every time)...

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ruzzle said:

OK so there will be a test.

What's the firing order??

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mr hunt said:

1 - 4 - 7 - 2 - 5 - 8 - 3 - 6 - 9 ...and now refuel

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