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Offline MachFly

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Re: "Superchargers low and latched"
« Reply #15 on: June 06, 2011, 07:47:35 PM »
Quote from: colmbo on June 06, 2011, 04:06:44 PM
Machfly, how much time do you have in WWII era aircraft?  Things were done differently then.

Don't have any time in a WWII aircraft or anything with a supercharger for that matter. I know you have some time in a B-24, any idea what they mean by "latched"? Or is it just some hollywood BS?
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Re: "Superchargers low and latched"
« Reply #16 on: June 06, 2011, 09:57:23 PM »
My best guess (if it was real) would be supercharger controller on the "low" position, with the control lever "latched" via friction lock, or detent, or something.
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Re: "Superchargers low and latched"
« Reply #17 on: June 06, 2011, 10:14:08 PM »
I liked that movie, its the only movie I'm taking to camp with me(cause we will have electric power in our tents, I know takes the fun out of camping but whatever) I like the movie Just for it being a movie with a bit of action.

I recall a time when People watched movies to just watch them and enjoy not doing work or something else. Now its all criticism these days  :confused:
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Re: "Superchargers low and latched"
« Reply #18 on: June 07, 2011, 01:14:13 AM »
Quote from: MachFly on June 06, 2011, 07:47:35 PM
Don't have any time in a WWII aircraft or anything with a supercharger for that matter. I know you have some time in a B-24, any idea what they mean by "latched"? Or is it just some hollywood BS?

I would guess that the control is locked in place to prevent unwanted movement.
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Re: "Superchargers low and latched"
« Reply #19 on: June 07, 2011, 02:48:32 AM »
Quote from: F22RaptorDude on June 06, 2011, 10:14:08 PM
I liked that movie, its the only movie I'm taking to camp with me(cause we will have electric power in our tents, I know takes the fun out of camping but whatever) I like the movie Just for it being a movie with a bit of action.

I recall a time when People watched movies to just watch them and enjoy not doing work or something else. Now its all criticism these days  :confused:

I've always been critical of movies ever since high school (took film study for what seemed to be an easy A with movies during class, was wrong and had almost twice as many essays as the next hardest)

However, the one thing I cannot stand above all else in a movie, conversation, book, etc., is historical inaccuracies.
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Re: "Superchargers low and latched"
« Reply #20 on: June 07, 2011, 10:59:09 AM »


I bet you that the little tab on the top of the supercharger levers is the ' lock tab'. After all this thing already has a throttle lock, and a mixture lock.

BTW Icepac,  supposely there's no real benefit on using 'high' as the pressure gained is offset by the increase load to run the 'high' setting.
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