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At 6:30am the wake up call jars my mind and after a quick shower it is off to hotel breakfast. At 8:00am sharp the crew van leaves for the airport. we are 15 members and the van is packed and quiet. Arriving at the airport we check the planes and the...

Published Mon, Oct 24 2011 2:00 PM by flyvertosset

Filed under: Boeing B-17, Collings Foundation, Liberator B-24, Mustang P-51, Wings of Freedom Tour
Radial Engine History 2

Diesel radials A Nordberg Manufacturing Company two-stroke diesel radial engine for power generation and pump drive purposes.While most radial engines have been produced for gasoline fuels, there have been instances of diesel fueled engines. The Bristol...

Published Wed, Sep 21 2011 12:35 AM by flyvertosset

Filed under: Lycoming R-7755, Multi-row radials, Radial engines are regarded as being air-cooled almost by definition, Radial Engine History 2
Radial Engine History 1

The Early Days Charles Manly constructed a water-cooled 5-cylinder radial engine in 1901, a conversion of one of Stephen Balzer's rotary engines, for Langley's Aerodrome aircraft. Manly's engine produced 52 hp (39 kW) at 950 rpm. In 1903-04...

Published Wed, Sep 21 2011 12:32 AM by flyvertosset

Filed under: Lycoming R-7755, Multi-row radials, Radial Engine History, Radial engines are regarded as being air-cooled almost by definition
B-29 FIFI Superfortress Flight

On Friday October 8, 2010 I flew in the B-29 Superfortress FIFI from the Commemorative Air Force in Midland Texas. We were 9 passengers and 6 crew members including two engine spotters in the gunnery compartment watching the engines during the start up...

Published Wed, Sep 21 2011 9:34 PM by flyvertosset

Filed under: B-29 Superfortress FIFI from the Commemorative Air Force in Midland Texas
R-985 Wasp Junior, on the Grumman Goose

The Grumman Goose flies out of Port Hardy BC on Vancouver Island and is part of Pacific Coastal Airlines. The Float Division is based at Port Hardy and has offices in Port McNeill, and Bella Bella. Their fleet consist of 3 Viking Beaver and 4 Grumman...

Published Sun, Jun 19 2011 12:29 PM by flyvertosset

Filed under: air-cooled radial engines, Goose, Grumman Goose, nine-cylinder, Pacific Coastal Airlines, Port Hardy, Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Jr.
The Radial Engine

The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders point outward from a central crankshaft like the spokes on a wheel. This configuration was very commonly used in large aircraft engines before most...

Published Wed, Apr 20 2011 12:06 PM by flyvertosset

Filed under: reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration, The Radial Engine
The Last Time, DC-3

At 10:22am at Whiteside County Airport, Rock Falls IL. the call came to "Start your engines". 52 radials coughed and smoked and came to life with a beautiful sound. Of course the video on my camera decides to throw a "Murphy" and I...

Published Mon, Oct 25 2010 9:30 AM by flyvertosset

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Radial Engine History 2

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The Radial Engine

The Last Time, DC-3