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    B-17 Grounding Expected

    I rebuilt hundreds of large radial carburetors in the 70s that were updated to post war parts lists. They were carbs for 1820, 1830, 2600, 2800, 3350 and a few 4360s all for fire bombers and racers. One guy had a dozen P-47 carbs that he wanted converted to DC6B CB16 engines. The man was nuts...
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    Grumman Goose

    We had one land at Bardstown, KY (BRY) a few days ago.
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    F-22 hundred of times more stealthy than Su-57?

    This is a picture of the upper wing surface of an SU-57. It almost looks like it was produced by a carpenter using wood screws. How stealthy could this be?
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    US Coastal Air Defences in WW2

    About every one of the old coast artillery sites, some dating to the late 1890s, were manned with 3 inch anti-aircraft guns in WWII. These forts were generally unarmed as the original canons were removed for use in WWI as railway artillery once converted and mounted on special railcars. The...
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    SU-25 After Being Hit By Missile

    The "titanium bathtub" for the pilot is also a "catcher's mitt" when inverted.:cool:
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    Kayseri factory aircraft

    It has a "gull" wing. The pilot is located behind the wing with the canopy above the wing. Looking forward, through the gull shape must have severely limited vision.
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    Is it possible to build a WW2 Fighter?

    You might want to consider the Spitfire kit made by Supermarine Aircraft.
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    Help for identification of a engine/landing gear part

    That chain sprocket at the end looks like it is part of a trim tab system.
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    Holley Aircraft Carburetor - Information appreciated

    You might find this interesting. For this particular model read this: History of Aircraft Carburetors Chapter 7 - The Holley Floatless Carburetor.
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    F4F oil leak indicators

    If oil was spraying on the exhaust you would get smoke then a fire. Oil pressure and temperature would be affected as well. Not the same airplane, but an F8F crashed in San Diego at the Brown Field during an air race in 1971 (1:05 in the video). The smoke led the fire by 10 seconds and is not...
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    what kind of plane is this?

    If the horizontal surface and elevator are at the rear, they push the tail down for level flight. If they are in the front they provide upward lift to keep the nose up. If set up correctly, they stall or lose lift before the wing and the nose drops. preventing the main wing from stalling. Unless...
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    The Salvage of Pearl Harbor....

    Read the written story of Capt. Wallen's effort to recover and salvage the wrecks here. I transcribed it from the original USNI book for Hyperwar, the online repository for hyperlinked official documents produced by various agencies of the United States, United Kingdom and British Commonwealth...
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    Engine modification

    I have a 1921 Wright Model H2 available for sale if you are interested in the real thing.
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    Do I have a Vietnam Helicopter Tail Boom, from Camp Eagle, Vietnam

    That is not a tail boom from an OH-6. The ribs and tail skid socket are like that found on a Hiller OH-23. The OH-6 tail boom is smooth and has a different tail fin and does not have an angled tail skid. There were several US Army helicopters with tail number 16212 including a UH-1H 68-16212 and...
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    Engine modification

    I have built a Wright H3, the American version of the HS8F. There are some differences, mostly in the crankcase. The HS engines have a wet sump oil pan and the Wright has a dry sump. The Roden kit has the wet sump oil pan, otherwise they are very similar. Here is a front and rear view of the...
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