Tinbasherdan
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Feel free to share it on this post, it’s relevantI’ve a thermal imaging video from the front, you can see each cylinder exhaust. Brilliant
Feel free to share it on this post, it’s relevantI’ve a thermal imaging video from the front, you can see each cylinder exhaust. Brilliant
Feel free to share it on this post, it’s relevant
Oooh who owns/runs them? Call in next time you’re passing and ask if they know of a prop in reasonable but non airworthy nick that would suit a ground runner!!!We've got a Piston Provost and an airworthy Percival Sea Prince next door. Provost needs the prop refitting, though. Uses about a quart of oil every week whether you run it or not. 'Horizon' at St Athan.
I've always liked big round ones.
As you do looks bloody clean. Handy to know where one is in case I need one!Found a box in the loft with a reconditioned magneto in, probably came from Coley’s scrapyard. Dated 1966 and in perfect condition with a service tag too.
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As you do looks bloody clean. Handy to know where one is in case I need one!
Philistine!!!Tempted to stick it on Ebay so it can be become a lamp!
Philistine!!!
Starting procedure for the Leonides is to manually turn the prop through 18 blades to ensure the bottom cylinders aren’t hydrauliced on oil
We were clearing customs at Lydd,on our way to Le Touquet for the w/end and were behind a Carvair (remember them?). When they cranked up those big radials, the cloud of smoke was impressive as they cleared the cylinders of oil.
Aye the Merlin is bad enough to hand turn! Things like the cheetah have a manual turning handle to take them through a few turns to clear the portsJust looked up the Carvair and it had 4x P&W Double Wasps. Doubt you would want to hand turn them....
Same trip, going back, we dropped of at Southend. Selected gear down and there was a nasty smell and smoke from under the c/pit. Humm, told ATC and they said b+ off over the sea until you sort it out. Pulled up the access hatch and manually dropped it (Done this in the hanger, but not in airflow. Nearly took my thumb off...)
Got three greens and rejoined for a straight in approach. No prob, but every emergency vehicle they had were lined up either side of the runway and quite a few spectaters on the roof gallery. One could almost hear the dissapointment as we taxied in . Did give them a bit of fun later, as we were having charge probs and I had to hand prop it. Not much fun on a Lycoming, as they go round the other way than Brit engines like Gypsys and you have to lean in a bit as lower than a taildragger.
Didn't the early hurricanes have a flywheel starter system? The flight mech stood on the wing and cranked the f/w up ro speed then the pilot engaged the drive. The old man flew them in France in '39 and I think he remarked on that.Aye the Merlin is bad enough to hand turn! Things like the cheetah have a manual turning handle to take them through a few turns to clear the ports
Starting procedure for the Leonides is to manually turn the prop through 18 blades to ensure the bottom cylinders aren’t hydrauliced on oil
Exactly it’s what they believe caused the provost that crashed a year or 2 ago to go downCowlings off, bottom 3 plugs out. You can almost guarantee they are locked up.