Recent content by Beto Aero

I was told that the car was running on gazoline. I'll try to get a picture and share with you, guys.

Thank you A4K! I think it is a perfect match. The car, I whant to know too. Seems like a urban legend, but will 'trade' this info with a picture with my frined : )

FLYBOYJ, here is a closeup onto the data plate. Sorry for the late reply. I was somewhere in mission... Hope you can tell what it is for. It belongs to a friend, and he asks me from time to time. He told me it was installed in a funnycar (!). His is nuts for ancient aviation memorabilia. Only...

Does somebody nows what engine does this injector belongs to? It says STROMBERG INJECTION CARBURATOR, (serial number), (part number), (model) and BENDIX AVIATION Corp, OWOSSO, MICH. Thanks for any help! Regards. Beto Aero.

Germans developed this 'Fisher-Tropsch' cracking methode, that could build virtualy any fuel type, from Diesel to AvGas, starting from any sort of boimass. Today, South Africa (SAZOL) flyes on 5% bio-Jetfuel. Problem is not in the first attempt: is with the prolonged use. Of course, who cares...

One further reason: the gyroscope effect. Remember that most of the a/c with propellers uses this advantage in maneuver. The increased weight of rotational parts, in the attempt to obtain bigger engines, read more HP, deemed designers to put the crank as close as possible to longitudinal center...