Thumpalumpacus
Major
I bet you could save another four or five hundred pounds by ditching the landing gear.
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10 more pages to he magic 200 guys!
I think the discovery of armour plate made from lead will keep things going for a while.10 more pages to the magic 200 guys!
I think the discovery of armour plate made from lead will keep things going for a while.
No, KryptoniteIs that what they made the nose armour from?
I know but it's still funny, seriously.In all seriousness, as I mentioned before, the nose armor was the heaviest single component of the armor compliment.
Bell was very serious about protecting that gearbox.
Reading your post a light bulb came on in my head - Working around P-3s and C-130s, the propeller gear box (Reduction gear box) was not an integral part of the engine assembly (obviously in a turboshaft engine assembly) and had a driveshaft assembly about 3 or 4 feet long. We had pretty tight maintenance requirements on the "RGBs", always watching for oil consumption and leaks. We also ran 5606 hydraulic fluid in them. Some of our aircrews who saw combat talked about small arms fire and I know there was always a worry about a golden BB knocking out the RGB, at least from the Flight Engineers who were Aviation Machinist Mates (ADs)In all seriousness, as I mentioned before, the nose armor was the heaviest single component of the armor compliment.
Bell was very serious about protecting that gearbox.
I used to be active in drag racing and one of the most catastrophic (and feared) failures was a driveshaft.Reading your post a light bulb came on in my head - Working around P-3s and C-130s, the propeller gear box (Reduction gear box) was not an integral part of the engine assembly (obviously in a turboshaft engine assembly) and had a driveshaft assembly about 3 or 4 feet long. We had pretty tight maintenance requirements on the "RGBs", always watching for oil consumption and leaks. We also ran 5606 hydraulic fluid in them. Some of our aircrews who saw combat talked about small arms fire and I know there was always a worry about a golden BB knocking out the RGB, at least from the Flight Engineers who were Aviation Machinist Mates (ADs)
I've seen a propshaft give way on an engine test Dyno once, made a very big bang and one hell of a mess of the test cell, even with a protective metal shield around it. I really wouldn't want to be in an aircraft when that happened, especially if I was sitting astride it.I used to be active in drag racing and one of the most catastrophic (and feared) failures was a driveshaft.
Especially when a "pumpkin" (differential) failed, the driveshaft, now no longer under load would break away.
There is a safety loop meant to constrain the shaft in event of a failure, but more times than not, the dynamics of the shaft would tear that loose and destroy the car.
It's a terrifying sight and sound and I can safely say that a gearbox/shaft failure in an aircraft would have immediate and unforgiving circumstances.
And why one Tojo in a flight of Tonys?I remember reading about Maj. Shomo's 6 kill mission as a kid, I think in William Hess' "Fighting Mustang: The Chronicles of the P-51" but who was on the bomber that warranted such a large escort?
To add to the mystery, they were escorting a Navy type.And why one Tojo in a flight of Tonys?