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 Topic: Merlin exhaust |
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| wpearce Replies: 4 Views: 3482 |
 Forum: Help with Projects, Research, Finding Information Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 09:19 Subject: Merlin exhaust |
| I wish I took that photo! I have been unable to find the original photographer, but the Mosquito is owned by Jerry Yagen / Military Aviation Museum in Virginia. | |
| Topic: Merlin exhaust |
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| wpearce Replies: 4 Views: 3482 |
Forum: Help with Projects, Research, Finding Information Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 21:58 Subject: Merlin exhaust |
| Not an expert but... It is a true configuration, one of the many exhaust setups for the de Haviland Mosquito. I believe the outlet of the siamesed stack was larger than that of the single stacks. I im ... | |
| Topic: Ford GAC V12 |
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| wpearce Replies: 1 Views: 3046 |
Forum: Recip Engines 1920=> Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2021 23:33 Subject: Ford GAC V12 |
| There is an article on the Ford V-12 aircraft engine in the member's section. Below is the link.
http://www.enginehistory.org/members/FordGGx.php |
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| Topic: Sunbeam Aero Engines |
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| wpearce Replies: 2 Views: 2588 |
Forum: Book, Mags, Films, Recordings, Reference Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2020 19:52 Subject: Sunbeam Aero Engines |
| Do you have the 1998 edition? I hope that you can provide us some sort of comparison between the new and the old. One site listed the page count as 160, which is the same as the old. | |
| Topic: Reno 2018 |
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| wpearce Replies: 2 Views: 4201 |
Forum: Air Racing - General Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 22:03 Subject: Reno 2018 |
| It is all about money, or the lack there of.
Voodoo is now owned by the Planes of Fame air museum in Chino, CA. My understanding is that they would be happy to race the aircraft if a sponsor comes ... |
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| Topic: Voodoo's 3 km record run |
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| wpearce Replies: 0 Views: 4120 |
Forum: Air Racing - General Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 20:27 Subject: Voodoo's 3 km record run |
| On 2 September 2017, the heavily-modified P-51 Voodoo made an attempt on the 3 km record. The aircraft was flown by Steven Hinton Jr., and the attempt took place in Idaho. The unofficial speeds are as ... | |
| Topic: Some new books of interest |
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| wpearce Replies: 39 Views: 59878 |
Forum: Book, Mags, Films, Recordings, Reference Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 09:56 Subject: Some new books of interest |
| This may also be of interest: W O Bentley Rotary Aero Engines by Dr. Tom Dine. 230 pages (but says 200 page index?) plus CD-ROM with videos and drawings. Should be available next month for 55 GBP.
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| Topic: American Bomber Aircraft Development in World War 2 |
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| wpearce Replies: 2 Views: 7120 |
Forum: Book, Mags, Films, Recordings, Reference Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 18:02 Subject: American Bomber Aircraft Development in World War 2 |
| Yes, I have. Anything specific you would like to know?
A review on Amazon.com sums up my experience and is copied below. I have an early copy, so maybe the mistakes have been fixed. But, I would bu ... |
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| Topic: SOLD |
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| wpearce Replies: 0 Views: 5485 |
Forum: For Sale Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 22:13 Subject: SOLD |
| The book has been SOLD. | |
| Topic: Technical Aspects of the Schneider Trophy - Bazzocchi |
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| wpearce Replies: 1 Views: 6752 |
Forum: Book, Mags, Films, Recordings, Reference Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 21:56 Subject: Technical Aspects of the Schneider Trophy - Bazzocchi |
| Hello all,
Technical Aspects of the Schneider Trophy and the World Speed Record for Seaplanes was a presentation that Ermanno Bazzocchi gave to various societies in 1971. It seems that the publicat ... |
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| Topic: DUESENBERG AIRCRAFT ENGINES. |
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| wpearce Replies: 2 Views: 7310 |
Forum: Book, Mags, Films, Recordings, Reference Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 19:49 Subject: DUESENBERG AIRCRAFT ENGINES. |
| Thank you for the kind words, the book purchase, and I'm glad that everything is working well with distribution. It was fun to write, I learned a lot, and I'm glad I can share what I found with others ... | |
| Topic: French aircraft engines |
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| wpearce Replies: 4 Views: 9618 |
Forum: Technical Discussion Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:43 Subject: French aircraft engines |
| I DO read French and I can say... These texts are very bad and written by someone who knows neither engine aircraft technology, or even its vocabulary ... The history of French aero engine still remai ... | |
| Topic: French aircraft engines |
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| wpearce Replies: 4 Views: 9618 |
Forum: Technical Discussion Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 17:59 Subject: French aircraft engines |
| A while back an AEHS member was looking for some information on a particular French aircraft engine. While trying to find some information I stumbled upon the site linked below. There is a "Moteu ... | |
| Topic: Curtiss D-12 book, 1971, available, $21 |
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| wpearce Replies: 3 Views: 7803 |
Forum: Book, Mags, Films, Recordings, Reference Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:44 Subject: Curtiss D-12 book, 1971, available, $21 |
| I read my copy some years ago but I thought it was great. All 10 volumes of the Smithsonian Annals of Flight are available digitally here:
http://www.sil.si.edu/SmithsonianContributions/AnnalsofFli ... |
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| Topic: 2011 racing next month!! |
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| wpearce Replies: 4 Views: 8533 |
Forum: Air Racing - General Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 12:56 Subject: 2011 racing next month!! |
| I'll be there Monday. A good site to monitor the action is http://aafo.com/hangartalk/index.php.
4360 powered Sea Furys (Furies?) Dreadnaught and Furias are there. Last I heard Bob Odegaard was sti ... |
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