Interesting. I had to look up a few of those to remind myself what they
looked like. Even more interesting was the inter-service rivalry that went
along with it:
http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/b-36-bomber-at-the-crossroads-134062323/?no-ist
Seems little has changed in Washington.
Charlie
On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> >
> >To an Aeronautical Engineer, the business end of a modern turboprop is a
> >thing of beauty. Maybe not the same for everyone. Here is the
> >propulsion system of a Beech King Air 350.
> >
> >http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Propulsion.JPG.html
> >
>
> You don't have to be an aeronautical engineer to appreciate a
> turboprop. That one looks downright sexy. The intake is far better
> sculpted than I usually see for a PT-6 style engine (intake in the rear,
> exhaust in the front).
>
> Do you have a photo of the entire aircraft?
>
> It's tough to beat the short-field performance of a turboprop. On
> the C-130E/H, you get 60% of your maximum forward thrust when in reverse.
>
> BTW: I was watching the old Jimmy Stewart movie "Strategic Air
> Command" yesterday. Wonderful footage of the B-36, B-47, KC-97, and an
> air-to-air refueling scene of a B-47 and KC-97. Despite the number of time
> I've watched this movie, I did spot one flaw this time around. There's a
> scene where you're looking at a B-36 cruising, and it has all four jets
> operating. My understanding was that those were for takeoff only. They
> burned the same 180-octane avgas as for the other six engines.
>
>
> Chris
>
> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
> - Hunter S. Thompson
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