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In 1962 while I was going through reciprocating engine training, while sitting in the cockpit of the A4D each student was taught how to scan the instrument panel for engine start problems. The instructor could cause any one of the intruments to fail, on my go at it the oil pressure gauge showed zero at start up and me yelling no oil pressure shut the engine down quickly. That was the largest engine I ever sat behind now its a Hyundai Elantra....sigh
 
Ryan YO-51 Dragon fly, An article in a Ryan company newsletter reported that during one takeoff, the YO-51 "leaped into the air after a run of only 50 feet, pointed its nose at a 60-degree angle, rose almost vertically and remained virtually motionless over the airport."
 
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