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.
Try lying under a F-111 trying to fix an antenna while the bastard engine fitters are running the Pratt & Whitneys on full afterburner. Might be the cause of my tinnitus.
I've set the ignition timing on moving boats. You are getting max performance with the fuel you normally use, under working conditions.
I'm unsure if the aircraft moving like that is more accurate than running it while tethered and adjusting the prop pitch for load at the desired RPM's. Narrow working window, still on water, but not quite fast enough to get it on plane. Ballsy move if that is what is happening. Probably helps to keep the engine from overheating.
they're trying to hear the funny noise the pilot reported
ReplyDeleteThe sun's hot but the breeze is nice
ReplyDeleteNow THAT"S a flight mechanic!
ReplyDeleteI see another pair of legs on the other side of the engine
ReplyDeletePBY Catalina. God bless those crewmen. So many rescue jobs. So many lives saved.
ReplyDeleteSorry we don't have seaplanes anymore. They filled an important niche.
ReplyDeleteWell, after about two minutes it won't be loud anymore or ever.
ReplyDeleteThe Japanese still run multi-engine seaplanes. Russians might also.
ReplyDeleteTry lying under a F-111 trying to fix an antenna while the bastard engine fitters are running the Pratt & Whitneys on full afterburner. Might be the cause of my tinnitus.
ReplyDeleteI would be fascinated to hear the rationale for working on a running engine, beyond youthful invincibility and sheer stupidity.
ReplyDeleteTweaking things and looking for something you really need to find.
DeleteI've set the ignition timing on moving boats. You are getting max performance with the fuel you normally use, under working conditions.
DeleteI'm unsure if the aircraft moving like that is more accurate than running it while tethered and adjusting the prop pitch for load at the desired RPM's.
Narrow working window, still on water, but not quite fast enough to get it on plane. Ballsy move if that is what is happening. Probably helps to keep the engine from overheating.