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Posted: 13 May 2006, 00:34
by FelixFFDS
At least one of the reasons that Prinair (in Puerto Rico) went to the US air-cooled engines was simply, maintenance. The US engines were more common in the Caribbean and so parts were a lot easier to obtain and manage. Prinair's first Heron was "properly" DH engined, but I am told it was also an oil leaker.
Posted: 13 May 2006, 00:39
by DaveB
An oil leaker I'm sure they all are Felix. By 'known quantity', I actually meant availability too
ATB
DaveB :tab:
Posted: 13 May 2006, 02:20
by airboatr
:k: eehemmm
I happen to think good ol' <yank> enginering kicks butt
we've made a few boo boos
:think: about 3 or 4 maybe :roll:
Posted: 13 May 2006, 10:37
by migman29
airboatr wrote::k: eehemmm
I happen to think good ol' <yank> enginering kicks butt
we've made a few boo boos
:think: about 3 or 4 maybe :roll:
Must admit airboatr,I do like Chevy's "Corvette" style of engineering.
Find the smallest chassis in the range and shove the biggest block
(454)that'll fit into it under the lid,mildly tweak it to give 400-ish gee-gee's
and there you go. :green: :green:
One helluva silly-grin,flies-on-teeth machine
My Pug GTI-6 follows much the same theory.
Small three door hatchback(1100 ish kgs with a full tank of juice)
and 170bhp in it.
Mark :-({|=
Posted: 13 May 2006, 12:49
by Chris Trott
I've always felt that some of the more fun combinations could have been achieved from marrying British aircraft designs with American engines.
Imagine:
A R4360-powered Shackelton'
A R3300-powered Brabazon
Or even better, imagine what would have happened if the Shack had been re-engined with T56-22 engines instead of adding Napiers? The CV-580 performance was nearly doubled by adding a pair of 501D-13s (4000 HP to 8000HP) imagine going from 4000HP to 12000 HP?
Brit engines were definitely good for many years, but in latter years, US piston and turboprop technology was producing more power for the same weight and lower SFC per horsepower, so it would have in the end made more sense to blend the best of both worlds - great British aircraft design with great US engines.
Posted: 13 May 2006, 12:57
by henk hugo
Imagine:
A R4360-powered Shackelton'
I am sure many of the guys on the forum wants to say this...
sod off yank!
Posted: 13 May 2006, 12:58
by Garry Russell
henk hugo wrote:Imagine:
A R4360-powered Shackelton'
I am sure many of the guys on the forum wants to say this...
sod off yank!
Come on lads
Form a queue
Garry
Posted: 13 May 2006, 13:03
by henk hugo
do i have to go right to the back of the q?
Posted: 13 May 2006, 13:09
by Garry Russell
henk hugo wrote:do i have to go right to the back of the q?
As many times as you like Henk
ATB
Garry
Posted: 13 May 2006, 13:12
by henk hugo
whoooooohoooooo!!!!!!! Yank bashing! my fav sport! :dance:
