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Engine Numbering | Aircraft of World War II - WW2Aircraft.net …
Jan 12, 2006 · Engines are always numbered 1,2,3,4 left to right, sitting in the pilots seat (the left seat). Now the starting sequence on a specific aircraft may reflect what your looking for. …
Total number of USAAF fighter pilots enlisted in WW2
Dec 28, 2015 · So, if you look at single engine pilots, the total graduated was 102,907, and most were likely fighter pilots. Add the single-engine guys to the 18,617 fighter guys and you get …
Pilots and prop management: B-24 | Aircraft of World War II ...
May 7, 2019 · The pilot or engineer will set the desired power level on one engine and then adjust the others to eliminate or significantly reduce the beat or vibration. With a little practice, it's not …
Best Piston Engined Fighter Ever | Aircraft of World War II ...
Mar 11, 2017 · Ease of operation of engine controls; Torque and P-factor characteristics during takeoff, low-speed flight, and (if applicable) engine out
Deciphering aircraft part numbers (and inspection stamps).
Jun 14, 2023 · Engine P/N deciphering needs adding - all I can say is Bristol engine part numbers start FB. This post will set out to describe in brief detail the part number systems used by Avro, …
Time train a US fighter pilot | Aircraft of World War II
Oct 31, 2011 · Advanced Pilot Training placed the graduates in two categories: single-engined and multi-engined. Single-engined pilots flew the AT-6 Advanced Trainer. Multi-engined pilots …
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Rolls Royce Griffon versus Merlin engines. - WW2Aircraft.net
Jul 3, 2017 · "Merlin engines were only allocated ODD serial numbers by Rolls-Royce. This practice apparently stemmed from manufacture of the Eagle in WW1, where the Company was …
Western engine reliability - WW2Aircraft.net
Jan 15, 2013 · pilots got into planes, as soon as the engines were started they were immediately pushed to full throttle and the plane airborne. neither the pilots or ground crews did any pre …
1 engine vs 2 engine fighters - WW2Aircraft.net
Jun 10, 2004 · Much of it has to do with dual role/multi-role pilots and aircraft vs single mission pilots and aircraft. Most Marine and Navy Hornet drivers performed a dual role mission, …
P-51B Part Recovered from Alpine Glacier (1 Viewer)
1 day ago · The pilot, my uncle, bailed out when the engine failed over the Alps, and he became a POW. I have no idea what this part is, what its function is, or where it was located on the …
P-39- Did the engine behind the pilot cause any problems?
May 12, 2020 · "Its unique engine location behind the cockpit caused some pilot concern, but this proved to be no more of a hazard in a crash landing than with an engine located forward of the …
Why were all radial engines about the same width?
Jun 29, 2017 · While it is true that pilot visibility may be poorer due to the width of the engine on single-engine aircraft, tight fitting cowlings helped reduce this factor somewhat. Equivalent …
An interesting read about the Packard built Merlin engine.
Jun 4, 2005 · This wrecked the AFLC approach of taking all engines parts, throwing the parts into inspection, cleaning, and repair and then having parts from different serial numbered engines …
Radial vs liquid cooled engines | Aircraft of World War II ...
Aug 19, 2012 · You provided one example of an air cooled engine losing a cylinder/head and surviving, and I provided one example of a liquid cooled engine that got its pilot home after …
radial engine help | Aircraft of World War II - WW2Aircraft.net …
Nov 4, 2007 · Some additional information: the cam ring typically rotates at half the crankshaft speed for a four-stroke engine, and that you have two cam rings per row of cylinders (one for …
WWII pilot training and progression | Aircraft of World War II ...
Jun 29, 2016 · Advanced Pilot Training placed the graduates in two categories: single-engined and multi-engined. Single-engined pilots flew the AT-6 Advanced Trainer. Multi-engined pilots …
could the Allison engine have done what the Rolls Royce Merlin …
May 8, 2013 · The intake design, fuel issues, cockpit heater, and pilot training were "fixed" within a year, but the temperature regulation of the turbochargers was never really fixed by General …
WW2 engines... the issue of... torque - WW2Aircraft.net
Feb 17, 2014 · Spitfire pilots used to Merlin engined versions could get into trouble when they flew a Griffon engined version as the engines rotated in opposite directions and therefore the …
WWII Rate of Turns | Page 2 - WW2Aircraft.net
Jan 14, 2018 · As mentioned in 5.1., the Me.109 pilot succeeded in keeping on the tail of the Spitfire in many cases, despite the latter aeroplane's superior turning performance, because a …
Why do pilots say ‘Roger’? - WW2Aircraft.net
Nov 9, 2005 · Strictly speaking, pilots should never say "Roger. Wilco." "Roger" means "message received and understood" while "Wilco" means "message received and understood, and am …
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