And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Friday, May 5, 2017
Boeing P26A Peashooter. Got to hand crank the motor to start it, like a Model T Ford.
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.
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.
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.
ReplyDeleteNot 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.
ReplyDeleteMy 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.
The internet explains it at length.
That restoration is remarkable. A true labor of love.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beauty!
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