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Old 19th Oct 2020, 10:34
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stevef
 
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Inertia starters on the Pratt & Whitney R1830s had pretty much disappeared by the mid-80s and replaced by direct-drive units. I don't know if anyone still uses them. The handcrank-start was guaranteed to get a good sweat going when you were winding the flywheel up. Must have been a right laugh doing it on a choppy sea.
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