tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post1215623785089002979..comments2024-03-28T04:53:54.362-07:00Comments on daily timewaster: Boeing P26A Peashooter. Got to hand crank the motor to start it, like a Model T Ford.c w swansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-23547953432099973652017-05-05T09:58:46.972-07:002017-05-05T09:58:46.972-07:00What a beauty!What a beauty!Brighttp://brighidsplace.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-5965549947906417492017-05-05T04:32:37.337-07:002017-05-05T04:32:37.337-07:00That restoration is remarkable. A true labor of lo...That restoration is remarkable. A true labor of love.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-54481879419852281302017-05-05T04:02:18.533-07:002017-05-05T04:02:18.533-07:00Not exactly like a Model T, the Peashooter had an ...Not exactly like a Model T, the Peashooter had an inertial starter. The cranking you see going on gets a heavy flywheel spinning, and then the flywheel is clutched into the engine to get the engine started. <br /><br />My father was a draftee during the Second World War and spent some time at Randolph Field Texas. I had seen the cranking on some movie and he gave me a detailed explanation. <br /><br />The internet explains it at length. John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-5403813529808687352017-05-05T00:58:14.928-07:002017-05-05T00:58:14.928-07:00What a cutie. The term, Built like a brick shitho...What a cutie. The term, Built like a brick shithouse comes to mind. Triple everything. For the pilots who don't want anything to go wrong, ever.Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05400897595813764684noreply@blogger.com