To: Aeronaut
Way old news.Budweiser corsair i think. Reno races ruin alot of engines.Merlins are damned expensive these days.Round motors are not cheap at all.
29 posted on
03/04/2007 1:03:36 PM PST by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Defeat liberalism, its the right thing to do for America.)
To: imahawk
Our Fave at the Reno Air Races was Skip Holmes Dago Red!
I believe he quit after they accused him of cutting a pylon, and is selling the plane
31 posted on
03/04/2007 1:08:49 PM PST by
enuf
To: imahawk
Oh yes they are extracting way more out of the engine than they were ever designed for, the airplanes too.
Back in Reno early 90's I was associated with a NWA 747 Captain who also raced the Formula 1 class. So we always got close to all the shop talk etc.
Anyway back then a few crews were exploring various early versions of the Yak for Reno Racing. I got it 2d hand there that one of the Russian designers for some of the WW2 Yaks was there, and he wanted to know how in the h### they were getting those speeds out of the Yak, they had never been about to get more than 380 knots out if it in WW2!
32 posted on
03/04/2007 1:19:16 PM PST by
RunningWolf
(2-1 Cav 1975)
To: imahawk
Ever price a 4360? They are damned cheap. At least to buy or overhaul. Feeding them ain't.
51 posted on
03/04/2007 8:16:58 PM PST by
Dead Dog
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