>
>> Yes, most of our engine instruments on the C-130 had green and red
>> bands along the rim so that
>>you could quickly judge the engine performance without having to read the
>>numbers. Very handy with
>>constant-speed props and turboprops. Really speeds up your engine instrument
>>cross-check.
>
>The C-130's engine gauges look like a farm field. Not as bad as a B52,
>but certainly not a Cessna 172.
>
Better yet, check out the engine instruments for a B-36. There's a fellow
two houses west of me who flew those. He began with B-17s over Europe, then
B-29s over Japan. Tried and true Boeing man.
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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