Dec 30, 2015 #1 syscom3 Pacific Historian 14,871 11,275 Jun 4, 2005 Orange County, CA I found this in a railroad group of all the things. Vignette-5
Dec 31, 2015 #2 GrauGeist Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung 28,436 22,933 Aug 29, 2008 Redding, California www.netallurgy.com wow!! What a treasure trove of information! Outstanding find, Sys!
Dec 31, 2015 #3 GregP Major 9,423 6,274 Jul 28, 2003 Chino, California, U.S.A. Great find. So ... what were you doing in a railroad forum anyway? They don't fly last time I checked ... well. maybe a maglev, technically.
Great find. So ... what were you doing in a railroad forum anyway? They don't fly last time I checked ... well. maybe a maglev, technically.
Dec 31, 2015 #4 GrauGeist Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung 28,436 22,933 Aug 29, 2008 Redding, California www.netallurgy.com GregP said: ...They don't fly last time I checked ... well. maybe a maglev, technically. Click to expand... Not so sure about that... 1966, New York Central rail car with a pair of J47 engines (from a B-36, nacelle and all) strapped to the top. It reached a max. speed of 196 miles an hour.
GregP said: ...They don't fly last time I checked ... well. maybe a maglev, technically. Click to expand... Not so sure about that... 1966, New York Central rail car with a pair of J47 engines (from a B-36, nacelle and all) strapped to the top. It reached a max. speed of 196 miles an hour.
Dec 31, 2015 #5 GregP Major 9,423 6,274 Jul 28, 2003 Chino, California, U.S.A. That looks for all the world like an upside down B-47 engine nacelle.
Dec 31, 2015 Thread starter #6 syscom3 Pacific Historian 14,871 11,275 Jun 4, 2005 Orange County, CA GrauGeist said: Not so sure about that... 1966, New York Central rail car with a pair of J47 engines (from a B-36, nacelle and all) strapped to the top. It reached a max. speed of 196 miles an hour. View attachment 308435 Click to expand... Can you imagine the noise? The passengers would go deaf.
GrauGeist said: Not so sure about that... 1966, New York Central rail car with a pair of J47 engines (from a B-36, nacelle and all) strapped to the top. It reached a max. speed of 196 miles an hour. View attachment 308435 Click to expand... Can you imagine the noise? The passengers would go deaf.
Dec 31, 2015 #7 GrauGeist Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung 28,436 22,933 Aug 29, 2008 Redding, California www.netallurgy.com syscom3 said: Can you imagine the noise? The passengers would go deaf. Click to expand... Not to mention the wonderful (and warm) aroma of the exhaust...
syscom3 said: Can you imagine the noise? The passengers would go deaf. Click to expand... Not to mention the wonderful (and warm) aroma of the exhaust...