[Vwdiesel] Injection pump talk --- ( mostly for the Pump Gang )

[Area31 Research Facility]

Hagar,

As you are aware, the LTA craft that uses a light gas fill like H, or He to
displace heavier air is technically not an airplane which requires lift fron
forward motion produced ultimately by the engines and propellers.  Diesel
engines have not had the power to weight ratio in the past needed for
propeller lift driven aicraft.  I wonder if this situation has now changed
since 'they' are now making cheap, crappy, lightweight, hi-speed diesel
engines that resemble cheap crappy lightweight, hi-speed two stroke
lawnmower engines.

As for me, I was airborn in a hospital room. ;)  Kidding aside, how was it
that you got a ride on the Goose?  I was under the impression that the plane
only had one ever test flight, piloted by Howard himself.  You are using
your master bullshitter liscense here again aren't you? ;)  Did you just try
to pass us a spruce goose? Ha, ha!

Rob

----- Original Message -----
From: "H . Hagar." <h_hagar at prcn.org>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 2:23 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Injection pump talk --- ( mostly for the Pump Gang )


What kind of airplane fies above using three huge 20 cylinder diesel engines
to power it?????  Sounds like something Howard Hughes would salivate about,
but difficult to impossible to achieve in practice.

Rob

Answer from Hagar. :   " Hindenburg "  it flew right above me really low.
As to the Spruce Goose ?  ---I was airborne in the Goose.   I took a real
close look
at the engines  ---they were Radials --row after row after row. ---I think
they were
called corncobs ?.  ( I was not impressed with the rust on them).

Hagar.
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