What sort of a head did those jet turnouts have? I'm guessing it may look like a water pipe Tee Piece with spindle bearings that needed grease or lube to remain of suitable viscosity given the heat of bypassing compressed air??
Perhaps lead lag problems were not the same as later driven blades as these were driving or leading all the time.
Savoia,
Is there any chance of a higher resolution of the one where Stanley and Carolyn Hiller are hovering one of his prototypes. That would have to be one of the most unique and beautiful photographs I have ever seen.
Her expression is not one of fear, rather, they each show a dynamic understanding of each other and the machine of course.His hand can be seen on the cyclic control behind her.
I would like to be able print it off and frame it.
cheers tet