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.
Monday, March 25, 2024
Replacing an engine down under. Those guys look like they came from Central Casting.
I changed an engine (a T-58) on a helicopter in the field once with the field engine change kit, the engine hoist mounted to the rotorhead where the rotor blade mounts. Slow but it worked.
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
ReplyDeleteIt was the 1940s military.
ReplyDeleteThe Draft Board was Central Casting.
"Looking for males, 18-35, with two eyes, arms and legs. Will train. Salary fixed. Open casting for the duration.
B24 Liberator, nice view of the turbosupercharger and the intake ducting between it and the engine.
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I changed an engine (a T-58) on a helicopter in the field once with the field engine change kit, the engine hoist mounted to the rotorhead where the rotor blade mounts. Slow but it worked.
ReplyDeletePatches, we don't need no stinkin' patches!
ReplyDeleteSpin Drift