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Offline SFRT - Frenchy

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something about the B36
« on: November 14, 2002, 09:53:48 PM »
From a friend who just emailed me, I thought I would share it for general knowledge.:)


"On Veteran's Day I kept running out of the house with my field
glasses because there were big radials going by all day long.

I worked at Convair in the late 50's, refurbishing the wiring in
B-36s.  Those were BIG RADIALS.  With 6 turning and 4 burning,
those things took off at a climb angle like a modern jet
airliner.  And most of them never came home with all 6 of those
piston engines still working.  When we heard one coming in, we
would run out to count how many props were turning."
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Dat jugs bro.

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Offline Wilbus

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something about the B36
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2002, 07:37:40 AM »
Sounds like they stole some technology from the early He177's ;) (ok so the He177 wasn't radial but anyway)
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Offline M.C.202

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something about the B36
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2002, 07:50:19 PM »
Ah, the  "With 6 turning and 4 burning" meant six radial and four jet engines, not the He 177 "auto uber-de-ice with flame" feature:D
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