Recent content by Norman King

I have a 1340 Wasp engine so can look at it if you have other questions. Inlet mixture goes directly from the blower to the inlets. Norman

Sad Story. One of the first Spitfires fitted with a Griffon was given to an experienced WAAF (I think that is right) for delivery to it's squadron. Unfortunately no one told her this Griffon, maybe all, run counter clockwise. At take off in a single engine plane with powerful engine you have...

Try English old car part places. It is called bayonet and was used on English cars until 70's but will be 12 volt.

I grew up just outside London in the war. When the engine of a V1 died we all rushed to the shelter. The Germans did not know the engine died before crashing as the fuel pickup was at the back of the tank and starved the engine as it started its dive. A British radio show called Mrs Dale's Diary...

Saw the program on this, he lost both engines in a storm and side slipped it to perfectly land on the grass levee. I don't think side slipping is a required learn these days. A few days later they lightened the plane and flew it off. Norman

I was at an airport restaurant in Florida having a meal last Sunday afternoon. There were 4 or 5 single engine planes parked facing the restaurant. One of them starts up and appears to try and rotate 360 degrees. Then the engine revs up to double idle speed and the plane jumps up and down...