Smithsonian Air and Space Museum - Washington DC

Tony Kambic · Aug 4, 2024

Wurger said:

Here's a few more images of NASM Il-2. The data plate was remanufactured based upon original drawings. It is a notice to ground crew about charging the pneumatic system. I did not know that the Il-2 had a pneumatic system. Makes me think of the Yak-52.

Tony

cvairwerks · Aug 4, 2024

Tony Kambic said:
Here's a few more images of NASM Il-2. The data plate was remanufactured based upon original drawings. It is a notice to ground crew about charging the pneumatic system. I did not know that the Il-2 had a pneumatic system. Makes me think of the Yak-52.

Tony

The Russians were in love with pneumatic systems on their aircraft. Less chance of them freezing up in the low temps vs hydraulic.

-=IDS=- · Aug 4, 2024

Tony Kambic said:
Here's a few more images of NASM Il-2. The data plate was remanufactured based upon original drawings. It is a notice to ground crew about charging the pneumatic system. I did not know that the Il-2 had a pneumatic system. Makes me think of the Yak-52.

Tony

There is an air compressor AK-50 in addition to air vessels inside airframe. System was designed for 50 bars.

Crimea_River · Aug 4, 2024

Many Brit planes had pneumatic systems for wheel brakes and carb air temp and filters.

SaparotRob · Aug 4, 2024

The Lysander has pneumatic brakes. I watched one wander off the field in a show about the restored plane.

cvairwerks · Aug 4, 2024

The Chippie I used to fly still had those goofy British air brakes...Pull the lever on the stick and use the rudder pedals for differential braking.

MiTasol · Aug 4, 2024

cvairwerks said:
The Russians were in love with pneumatic systems on their aircraft. Less chance of them freezing up in the low temps vs hydraulic.

and battery voltages degrade very rapidly once you get below freezing whereas pneumatic starters work at any temperature.

Crimea_River · Aug 5, 2024

cvairwerks said:
The Chippie I used to fly still had those goofy British air brakes...Pull the lever on the stick and use the rudder pedals for differential braking.

Same with Spitfire, Hurricane, Lanc, and Mosquito.

MiTasol · Aug 5, 2024

And pretty much every other British aircraft that did not have cable brakes. This continued right up to, and maybe past, the Viscount airliner and also on the Fokker F27

Smithsonian Air and Space Museum - Washington DC

More options

Tony Kambic

Airman 1st Class

Attachments

cvairwerks

Staff Sergeant

-=IDS=-

Recruit

Crimea_River

Marshal

SaparotRob

Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII

cvairwerks

Staff Sergeant

MiTasol

1st Lieutenant

Crimea_River

Marshal

MiTasol

1st Lieutenant

Users who are viewing this thread

Similar threads