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- Was there enough room in the cockpit for the pilot to wear a parachute?
Well, foo. I know that some of the later biplanes had a form of starter that involved hand-cranking (with a crank, not the prop), like on early cars. Any way to tell if the NiD-52 had something like that? The Spanish models were built 1930-3, so self-starters were around by then.Oh .. I have forgotten ... I doubt the plane had the engine starter. I would say there had to be another guy who had to rotate the propeller.
Normally, you'd look for a port on one side of the engine cowling.Well, foo. I know that some of the later biplanes had a form of starter that involved hand-cranking (with a crank, not the prop), like on early cars. Any way to tell if the NiD-52 had something like that? The Spanish models were built 1930-3, so self-starters were around by then.
So the air system, did it use a cartridge?The starter was a air system which injected air in cylinders through a carburetor and distributor.
The pressure push the piston and the engine turn, a specific magneto(starting magneto) allow the run of engine.
now it is possible to start engine by driven the propeller but not by crank(there was not inertia starter
Viet starter had a pump build in starter body to inflate a air cylinder,
On Nid, the mechanic use a bicycle pump type(stowed behind the pilot) to inflate the cylinder which allow 6 starting when the pressure is 10kg.
May be was a first model of Viet starter?
You answered my question - excellent information!Viet starter had a pump build in starter body to inflate a air cylinder,
On Nid, the mechanic use a bicycle pump type(stowed behind the pilot) to inflate the cylinder which allow 6 starting when the pressure is 10kg.
May be was a first model of Viet starter?