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.
That exhaust placement makes for one hot cockpit. I don't exactly remember, but I think the exhaust temp from a small turbine can be 500 degrees centigrade plus.
Not terribly far back for a prop aircraft. Yeah, a tiny bit further back than most, but not crazy. We're used to modern jets where the pilot can sit up front (because no engine up there).
Westland Wyvern
ReplyDeleteProbably for the CG
ReplyDeletethe turboprop engine in the nose takes up a lot of room
ReplyDeletebig ol' stove pipe comin' out the side
ReplyDeleteThat exhaust placement makes for one hot cockpit. I don't exactly remember, but I think the exhaust temp from a small turbine can be 500 degrees centigrade plus.
ReplyDeletePer Wiki: 124 made, while in service and testing there were 68 accidents, 39 were lost and there were 13 fatalities. Not a great safety record.
ReplyDeleteAlso, "The Wyvern soon showed a worrying habit for flameout on catapult launch: the high G forces involved caused fuel starvation.'
DeleteNot terribly far back for a prop aircraft. Yeah, a tiny bit further back than most, but not crazy. We're used to modern jets where the pilot can sit up front (because no engine up there).
ReplyDeleteThe engine is behind the pilot. With contra rotating propellors, I suppose there's a gear box of some sort up front.
ReplyDeleteNot as fast as it looks.
Maybe fuel tank behind the engine, like on F4U Corsair. Just a guess.- Snakepit
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