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Offline nrshida

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Re: Radial vs. Inline
« Reply #45 on: May 24, 2017, 01:40:59 AM »
Quote from: GScholz on May 23, 2017, 06:55:12 PM
It's upside down!  :furious

On reflection the lack of head gasket was obviously to prevent all the midi-chlorians from just leaking out   

I wonder if hydrolock was ever a problem with the DB series? Not really examined them closely.

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Offline RODBUSTR

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Re: Radial vs. Inline
« Reply #46 on: May 26, 2017, 09:15:20 PM »
      I thought the USN's main use of radials  were do to weight savings and less maintenance.  they tested inline engine planes like the P51, but never found 1 that would pass the muster,
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