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Noyade 29th February 2012 08:53

Ruskie mate?

Lightning Mate 29th February 2012 08:59

No mate........American. :ok:

Noyade 29th February 2012 09:00

Yank?.......

Lightning Mate 29th February 2012 09:08

Yes - a Yank as above.

That narrows it down somewhat.....

Also built under licence in the UK. ;)

Noyade 29th February 2012 09:12

It does mate. Thank you.

How many horsepower on this baby?

Noyade 29th February 2012 09:13

Sikorsky S-51?

Lightning Mate 29th February 2012 09:16

450 or 520 depending on the engine.

The Uk licence-built one had the more powerful one.

Wanna the engines?

Lightning Mate 29th February 2012 09:17

Crossed posts.


Sikorsky S-51?
:D - back to you.

Noyade 29th February 2012 09:22

Thanks mate.

How about the entire engine this time?...

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/5157/img482k.jpg

Lightning Mate 29th February 2012 09:25

Daimler-Benz ?

Noyade 29th February 2012 09:28

Nein.......

Lightning Mate 29th February 2012 09:33

Nein....Nein...

So German nevertheless?

Noyade 29th February 2012 09:34

Nein to German.

Lightning Mate 29th February 2012 09:41

A straight 8 ?

Noyade 29th February 2012 09:45

Sixteen cylinders (inverted).

SincoTC 29th February 2012 09:47

Evening Graeme :)

Chrysler "Hemi" XIV 2220 V-16 in XP-47 Thunderbolt ??

Regret it'll have to be Open House if correct as coffee break's over now :O!

Noyade 29th February 2012 09:50

Good morning Trevor. :)

Yes mate. The XP-47H.

Open house.


http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/8...ublicxp47h.jpg

Lightning Mate 29th February 2012 10:30

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/u...ng_29/go-2.jpg

Noyade 29th February 2012 10:50

Top right hand area...shiny "button"...is that a rivet?

This is a very small jet engine?

Lightning Mate 29th February 2012 10:55

It is a rivet and indeed it is a small jet.


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