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    My old computer combined with my lack of skills doesn't permit that.. . Anyhow , I've said enough if you are interested. Just a matter of checking carefully because there are multiple small differences with these things I have found. There are also reasons why a particular starter may crank too slow. Brushes, Bearings and leads too small or too long. or crook battery. On Motorbikes I find the battery makes all the difference sometimes. and there's a limit to how long you should crank these without letting them cool.. Nev
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    One of the biggest advantages of Turbofan is long-life and reliability as well as Power to mass ratio.. There's also no reduction gears. Nev
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    The turbo compound Wrights had the best specific fuel consumption of the time. . Nev
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    Some of the pictures show a pin in the end where the gear is machined and you'd have to be sure the gear is exactly the same form, length from the mounting face etc.. Just trying to help. Nev
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    An all too common way of ruining your day when spraying. Usually later in the day when you're tired. NOT saying that is the case here. Nev
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    At the time the Wright motors were the best. They'd put a lot of effort into head finning design amongst other things. Nev
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    I think the double sleeve is a later development. It's far harder to do and IS more efficient. Quicker port opening. Very high exhaust port temps are common on early sleeve valve cars causing distortion. of the Blocks. . . I use Wiki a lot but sometimes it's annotated as requiring more confirmation.. Sleeve valves won't be making a comeback. Think of the load the pistons put on the cylinders when the conrods are at an angle. Those little link rods have to handle that. Nev
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    Suited the times Early jet engines didn't have much thrust. Neptunes were mixed power but the jet engines used the fuel up fast. They used the same fuel. AVGAS.130/145.
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    Has anyone ever put a bigger rudder on a Taylor Mono? Nev
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    Hasn't the bigger one got a hardened pin in the end to provide more support/ You would have to thoroughly check for any differences. Does it NEED a more powerful starter? Nev
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    They are a double sleeve valve arrangement and also twin row of cylinders A small link rod moves each sleeve in an elliptical motion. In cold conditions there's a lot of oil drag when starting, which can break the link rods. Bristol freighters had them too. . Exhaust noise is dependent on valve timing to a great extent and POWER output. Pressure when the port opens. . Two strokes unmuffled are VERY noisy and they have no poppet valves in most cases. Clunking noises when starting some radials are from the dynamic balance weights on the crankshafts at slow RPMS. Nev
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    Where it arrives will be the most important. Nev
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    The coldness caused the rudder actuator to seize on the 737's. Nev
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    You won't see the SUN at either pole in winter. (for that respective pole).. Nev
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    Airlines did Cockpit Resource Management . That should have improved things some what even though some of the worst cockpit tyrants didn't want it and that showed in how they performed on the courses. Some of that was funny to watch. Nev
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    It was caused by a hydraulic servo freezing and locking up. Took a while before they worked that one out. The engines were prone to FOD also because they are low to the ground and I didn't like the FMS. .Nev
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    There are Kinks in the 180 E/W Longitude posn to make it work in a practical sense where settled areas are involved near the NP . No idea with the south. . Magnetic is no where near the true pole. Nev
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    Must have been politicised. Nev
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    737's had rudder malfunctions where they went opposite to the Pedals. I avoided ever being endorsed on them purposely.. Nev
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    Common sense that's not very common. Idiots get a lot of practice and support from other idiots. Nev
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    Proper preparation Practice and Planning. Beats finding out the hard way. No room for error.. I had a bloke do a barrel roll around me Unannounced and as close as that was. Nev
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    Do we take as much trouble with the aerial location and type as we should? Both generators with brushes and alternators with slip rings can make noise and also some types of voltage regulators as well. Nev
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    Can't recall any trouble with the radios in Cessna's etc in the late 50's to mid 60's. Often we only used the speaker in the cabin. In the Chipmunk is was an STR9X radio throat Mikes and Bakelite headphones. Maybe there were more "radio types" around to fix the stuff. and more careful shielding. Nev
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    Odd in a lot of ways. No weights given. Wouldn't win a beauty contest. Nev
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    Most light aircraft with radios had a shielded Ignition harness.. Nev
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