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.
yep. look at the top of the cylinder heads and you will find the low voltage ignition transformers that supply the high voltage to the sparkplugs. one's I've worked with had direct injection-all mechanical- and could crank out 3500bhp for five minutes but 2800bhp all day long; depending on the quality of fuels...surprising what one hundred rpm difference will do.
Rare Bear is a highly modified Grumman F8F Bearcat that dominated the Reno Air Races for decades. The Bearcat that became Rare Bear was a severely damaged wreck when discovered by Lyle Shelton in 1969. It had been abandoned next to a runway on Porter County Regional Airport in Valparaiso, Indiana after it crashed there from a throttle-on torque roll in 1962. The airplane had been stripped by parts hunters, so Shelton found a fuselage, wing center section, landing gear and a right wing panel, but little else. Shelton bought the wreck and had the pieces trucked to Orange County, California and restoration began. One of the major modifications made during the rebuild involved installing a more powerful Wright R-3350 (from a Douglas Skyraider) in place of the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine that is standard for a Bearcat. A Douglas DC-7 propeller and cowl were used and Shelton bought the landing gear fairings and doors from the wreck of Bob Kucera's Bearcat. Bill Fornoff loaned him a left wing panel and Gunter Balz supplied a rudder. The windshield and canopy were supplied by Edward T. Maloney. The rebuild was finished with the first flight on 13 September 1969. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_Bear
That combustion engine requires and electric motor to start. I get your point though. However, a car can have a motor but a washing machine can't have an engine.
There is someone in this world smart enough to work on that thing?
ReplyDeleteyep. look at the top of the cylinder heads and you will find the low voltage ignition transformers that supply the high voltage to the sparkplugs. one's I've worked with had direct injection-all mechanical- and could crank out 3500bhp for five minutes but 2800bhp all day long; depending on the quality of fuels...surprising what one hundred rpm difference will do.
DeleteRare Bear is a highly modified Grumman F8F Bearcat that dominated the Reno Air Races for decades. The Bearcat that became Rare Bear was a severely damaged wreck when discovered by Lyle Shelton in 1969. It had been abandoned next to a runway on Porter County Regional Airport in Valparaiso, Indiana after it crashed there from a throttle-on torque roll in 1962. The airplane had been stripped by parts hunters, so Shelton found a fuselage, wing center section, landing gear and a right wing panel, but little else. Shelton bought the wreck and had the pieces trucked to Orange County, California and restoration began. One of the major modifications made during the rebuild involved installing a more powerful Wright R-3350 (from a Douglas Skyraider) in place of the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine that is standard for a Bearcat. A Douglas DC-7 propeller and cowl were used and Shelton bought the landing gear fairings and doors from the wreck of Bob Kucera's Bearcat. Bill Fornoff loaned him a left wing panel and Gunter Balz supplied a rudder. The windshield and canopy were supplied by Edward T. Maloney. The rebuild was finished with the first flight on 13 September 1969. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_Bear
ReplyDeleteEven before reading your reply, I thought 'i bet that moves' and you proved me right. wow!
DeleteI've seen it fly at Reno and I've seen it with the cowling off. Rare Bear is a beast!
ReplyDeleteAnd it has NOX injection. Two speed supercharger on 18 cylinders!
ReplyDeleteMy buddy used to work on it.
Motors run on electricity, that's an engine.
ReplyDeletePedants and accordion players shall be booted.
DeleteTrue, but do you ride an enginecycle?
DeleteSome people can't allow others joy
DeleteI drive a pickup made by General Engines.
DeleteThat combustion engine requires and electric motor to start.
DeleteI get your point though.
However, a car can have a motor but a washing machine can't have an engine.
The analog world we once inhabited.
ReplyDeleteRare Bear had a real unique sound when it was flying with the 3-blade, P3 Orion "Paddle Prop".
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