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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

20th Mar 2024, 20:36

Replies: 46

Kermit Weeks Napier Sabre

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Posted By Downwind.Maddl-Land

The common factor between the 2 engines covered...

The common factor between the 2 engines covered by this thread (Sabre and Centaurus) is the Bristol Aeroplane Company Ltd - Aero-engine Department. When the Sabre first entered service it was...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

4th Mar 2024, 21:48

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Kermit Weeks Napier Sabre

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Posted By Downwind.Maddl-Land

My father was 'Q'ed on the Sabre. He said it was...

My father was 'Q'ed on the Sabre. He said it was a beautiful piece of engineering, but a bastard to maintain. If the ignition timing wasn't 'just right', one bank of cylinders would end up...

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