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.
Sunday, February 20, 2022
B-17 Propeller Installation. Information we should all know.
I always wondered how they did that....it's always amazing to me the number of parts and who created the idea for the culmination of those parts....a lot of trial and error I guess....
I prefer the H/S reversing/auto feathering hydromatic model as mounted on the R3350-93A, makes for quick stops and a light show out the exhaust flight hoods to give the tower operators a heart attack thinking the engine's on fire. loved it. the ability to absorb combat damage of electrical systems is well known. the Curtis electric props did well in combat in ww2. nick an electric cable, and it still gets power thru it. nick a oil or hydraulic line and you cannot say the same...
Thank goodness! I was just about to dig out my B-17 Propeller Installation Tech Order. You can find anything on YouTube!
ReplyDeleteThat shows the old time engineering of a war product. PRETTY SLICK in my book. THANKS Knucs
ReplyDeleteDarn interesting.
ReplyDeleteI always wondered how they did that....it's always amazing to me the number of parts and who created the idea for the culmination of those parts....a lot of trial and error I guess....
ReplyDeleteI prefer the H/S reversing/auto feathering hydromatic model as mounted on the R3350-93A, makes for quick stops and a light show out the exhaust flight hoods to give the tower operators a heart attack thinking the engine's on fire. loved it.
ReplyDeletethe ability to absorb combat damage of electrical systems is well known. the Curtis electric props did well in combat in ww2. nick an electric cable, and it still gets power thru it. nick a oil or hydraulic line and you cannot say the same...