wright

So here some pictures of my visit to Kitty Hawk. We visited the Wright monument and the spot where they did their first flight. If you're ever in the neighborhood. you really should visit this, after all, it is the place where it all began. They have a nice little visitors center where the story...

Everything you need to know about the Wright turbo compound engine. http://www.enginehistory.org/Wright/TC%20Facts.pdf

The following link has some pictures of this curious and unusual version of the Flying Fortress, used to test the engine Wright XT-35 Typhon. I hope you enjoy and I count on your visit. Aviação em Floripa: Boeing B-17 modificadas Cheers.

:oThere doesn't seem to be much on this engine anywhere, so i thought it'd be a good 1st post to put up this page in Graham Whites new book on the corncob radial. I was quite surprized to see this high quality rear oblique of the illusive R-4090. I'd still like to find out much more about this...