Recent content by WJPearce

Interesting photo. Whoever added the wheel chalk is the true ace of the base. But the A-10 did prang its nose.

I don't have any and there were none in the Hucknall book. Maybe fastmongrel will find something in the book he ordered.

Paraphrased from “Hucknall — the Rolls-Royce Flight Test Establishment” by David Birch page 132: The right engine had typical ejector exhaust stacks. The left engine had six-into-one exhaust manifolds hidden beneath the cowling and routed to exit above the wing. The manifolds were cooled by air...

Absolutely a wonderment with such mind-blowing complexity of how it all worked. Thank you Tom for another great article.

I humbly defer to the expertise of Mike Nixon and Calum Douglas, but that looks like a Juno 213 A accessory case based on my references. From what I see, the accessory case would mount to the back of the engine. What is at left in the image would attach to the top of the engine. So, what is at...

Thank you for taking the time to upload and post these.

Yup, I need this.

Not well.

Thank you sir, I appreciate the follow up. It is still on my list. I will pull the trigger eventually.

I got curious: NTSB Final Report

Some info on the aircraft: Caproni Ca.90 Heavy Bomber And its engines: Isotta Fraschini W-18 Aircraft and Marine Engines

I cannot say regarding Barcelona. I have been reading the excellent/fascinating/well-researched book “Avro Manchester: The Legend Behind the Lancaster” by Robert Kirby (2015). On page 118, a silent approach/attack is described that occurred on 8 April 1941. While attacking Kiel, Germany, W...

I checked in with the AEHS. The site unavailability is caused by a tech/equipment issue with the hosting company that they are working to resolve.

<sigh> I see that this book has 56 additional pages compared to the 2010 version. Do you happen to have the 2010 version? I'm trying to figure out if I NEEEEEED to buy this book again. I am wondering if it is 56 pages of good stuff, or 2 pages of good stuff and 54 pages of filler. I don't know...

Thanks for the report, and I'm glad you like my site. I do what I can to keep the old stuff alive. There is a lot more info out there, but finding it and compiling it is the difficult part. I cannot wait to see what Calum Douglas has uncovered and included in his book "The Secret Horsepower...