Americans and the German Jets

[ahanswurst]

In the mid 1940's The Americans were so far behind in jet engine production the English had to ship one of their jet engines over to the USA to examine. I was an aircraft jet engine mechanic in the 1960's and in Tech school we had several axial flow engines to show their working internal parts. These axial flow engines were so different from the J-79 made them look like a cookoo clock costruction. But the axial flow engines got the job done even though they had to be overhauled after 25 hours of operation. The types of metal available were the problem with keeping the axial flow engines from throwing turbine blades. Until a suitable method of keeping the blades attached to the hub for longer periods was discovered the axial flow engines were doomed.

 

[Hot Space]

I am truly proud of my expertise of blagging...its got me out of trouble from the law...got me cushy jobs in pubs and it saved me from being booted from this forum!!!!!

Only joking HS....i love you all...

I love you to, dear

Hot Space

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

didn't the ME-262's engines have to be replaced every 10 hours due to metal expansion...............

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

it was 20, actually

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

no, it was 10............

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

IT WAS 20!!!!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

i say its 20 because it was so and thus i am ending this pointless argumeant because i am right!!!! (20!!!!!)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

IT WAS 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

did someone say something about a dead argument?

 

[kiwimac]

25.5 actually!

FVS Kiwimac

 

[bronzewhaler82]

Even if it WAS 20 - thats still pretty shit isn't it?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

but it wasn't, IT WAS 10!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[plan_D]

You can't really complain since the idea was just coming into usage.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

yeah, and if they had the material they would have made it, but they just didn't.....................

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

Even if it WAS 20 - thats still pretty s**t isn't it?

hey hey hey the Napier Sabre engine in you brit's beloved tiffy only lasted 20 hours as well (i do like the tiffy though, im just saying the enigne was unreliable)

 

[cheddar cheese]

i heard somewhere it was 7 hours 8) ( for the 262's engines)

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

it was 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[cheddar cheese]

i know, theres only one way to settle this

7 + 10 + 20 + 25.5 = 62.5

62.5 divided by 4 = 15.625 8)

the engines on and me262 lasted 15.625 hours

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

but what if to make things akward, i said they lasted 9.9 hours?