but do not discount the gas tanks that were up in the center section of the
upper wing as they were for the most part a gravity feed system!
also remember the throttle controll was ignition "on " or "off" wich is why
on landings they sound like they are cutting in and out!
oh, yeah i forgot! i'm only supposed ta know sumpthing 'bout fixin old
cars...
i guess it was the "burning castor oil" thing that caught my attention. ;)
talk about a total loss oiling system! ahhh, the old days of pre-flight ,
having to hand lubricate the rockers before flight.....
and what ever happened to "wing warping" before alerons came into da
picture....oops! i screwed up again! i only know sumpthin 'bout old
cars......
chuck.
> [Original Message]
> From: Robert E. Shlafer <PilotRob@webtv.net>
> To: Lester Ewing <lewing@sport.rr.com>
> Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: 04/25/2005 6:56:35 PM
> Subject: Re: Spridget Safety rant again..
>
> "can you say metal fatigue"
>
> LOL....absolutely, Lester!! But this seems to
> be a factor for pressurized aircraft mostly,
> in my field anyway.
>
> For the unpressurized set.....
> the guys at Old Rhinebeck
> are still flying the wood, wire and fabric covered Fokkers, Sopwiths,
SPADS, Albatri and Nieuports of WW1, and not a few of
> them with original engines of that era
> including Clerget, LeRhone, Oberusal castor-oil burning rotary types.
>
> Safety features?? Slow landing speed...that's it!! <VBG>
>
> Fuel tank's located just
> forward of the cockpit, less than two feet
> from the ole' crotcherino!!
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