rumor has it that OK wrote:
> My Dad's Cessna
> 195 had a 300HP Jacobs R755.
Cool!
Any pictures?
-- Philip, seen plenty of OI 4s & 6s in Cessnas - but never a radial
I don't use the word awesome very often, but that is a truly awesome
record, Wilton.
I once met a retired Marine Corps General who had started out as a
grunt. He was an amazing guy too!
Milford Juhl had close to 50 years between the Army, the Air Force and the
Iowa Air National Guard. He w
Don's parents may not have known it.
Remembering my mom's worry and anguish during WW II with 3 of my brothers in
it, I didn't tell her I was going to Vietnam. 'Thought I'd be back quick
enough - 6 mos.
Who'da thot I'd be in a BUFF over Hanoi several times?
BTW, R1820 = 1820 cubic inch radial eng
Nice photo, Craig.
Wilton
3 yrs 7 mos enlisted, 46 yrs commissioned
'Replayed it very vividly as I read it, Don. ATTABOY!!
Wilton
That is a good analogy. The OM 621, 615, 616 and 616 are all of
essentially the same basic design. The 621 was designed in the mid fifties
and was first used in the 190b Ponton cars. It gained fame in the 110 body
as the 190Dc and 200D. The 615 powered the US 220D of Gump fame. The 616
pow
Quickly, and then I will let the list return to things Benz.
http://www.bcam.net/engines/wcyclone9.htm
Think of the R1820 as the aviation equivalent to a naturally aspirated Benz
diesel of the late 70s (i.e., what is in my 240D) except with some
astonishing power. In fact, the R1820 even leaks o
ike a cannon. I was on that
side of the plane and saw tire bits shoot out. We got down and stopped by the
end of the runway but only just...
-Curt
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 23:40:16 -0500
From: Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Gear up landing
To: Mercedes
Right. http://www.bcam.net/engines/wcyclone9.htm
The "R" is for radial engine, and the "1820" is the displacement in
cubic inches, IIRC.
The Pratt and Whitney 450hP engine often found in the Stearman,
previously in the Staggerwing Beech, was an R985. My Dad's Cessna 195
had a 300HP Jacobs R755.
rumor has it that Craig wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 00:04:32 -0400 "LT Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> > Secret message for G.G.: dual R1820s -- totally bullet-proof.
>
> How about decoding it for the rest of us?
Don't know who "G.G." is, but R1820 must mean Wright Cyclone radial
engine m
rumor has it that LT wrote:
> Looking back, the scary part of it is that I was "all done" doing
> that heroic stuff by the time I turned 30. Hell, my oldest kid is
> 30! She is way too young to be out flying over the ocean in
> hurricanes!
There is a reason why 30 is old in the military. By the t
That sounds like almost as much fun as sitting in a 727 on final
approach as it flies into a microburst -- damned plane FELL onto the
runway even though i swear I heard the throttles hit the full power
stop -- bounced off one gear (SOP for a 727 hard landing I've since
learned -- keeps the ge
On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 00:04:32 -0400 "LT Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Looking back, the scary part of it is that I was "all done" doing that
> heroic stuff by the time I turned 30. Hell, my oldest kid is 30! She is
> way too young to be out flying over the ocean in hurricanes!
A different persp
I love "sea stories"
regardless of the branch.
Bob Rentfro
- Original Message -
From: "LT Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Gear up landing
I was playing &qu
On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 00:04:32 -0400 "LT Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Secret message for G.G.: dual R1820s -- totally bullet-proof.
How about decoding it for the rest of us?
Craig
GREAT story!
Marshall
--
Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
"der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 182Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 237kmi, '84
190D 2.2 229Kmi (retired)
I've flown in the 7245. Not sure where the one in the other pic ended up but
I don't think it and I ever crossed paths.
Many of the old airframes are flying Yuppies from MIami to the Bahamas. A
private company did what the USCG should have done -- put on new wing spars
and stuffed turbo props und
On Wed, 2 Aug 2006 22:31:44 -0400 "LT Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was playing "flight engineer" one day -- I was dual qualified
> navigator and flight engineer on this airframe and normally flew as the
> nav (I was the nav instructor) ...
>
>
>
> I looked out the window and noti
I was playing "flight engineer" one day -- I was dual qualified navigator
and flight engineer on this airframe and normally flew as the nav (I was the
nav instructor), but took the flight because (1) I was in charge of the
flight schedule and (2) the mechanic who was scheduled to fly wanted the da
What hapens to those responsible when something like this happens?
On 8/2/06, wilton strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My B-52 crew landed once with gear up - still had 3 mains and 2 outriggers
down, though. Looked sorta like a dog runnin on 3 legs.
Wilton
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
"T
My B-52 crew landed once with gear up - still had 3 mains and 2 outriggers
down, though. Looked sorta like a dog runnin on 3 legs.
Wilton
21 matches
Mail list logo
