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Friends:

I have a copy of the above and am considering selling it, so I wonder who might be interested and what it's worth. The book (6x9 inches, 36 pages plus covers) is dated July 1917 and was is ...

I love old aircraft--and seeing them fly--but what is the justification for destroying such rare engines at Reno?

Frank

Don't all rush at once!

New e-mail: fdb912@gmail.com

Frank

New e-mail: fdb912@gmail.com

I turned down an offer of a G/VG copy of Mackerle’s classic, “Air-cooled Automotive Engines”, for only £100. (Currently the best I see on the web $280, for only a F) I have a copy and never tho ...

Folks:

Just heard that the engines are going to the Commemorative Air Force.

Frank

More info:

""This is what the plate says on the "B17" engine:"

Wright Whirlwind 3/6/41
air corps or bureau model
9 cylinder 1-3-5-7-9-2-4-6-8
patterson, n.j. caa sp ...

Folks:

This was just posted on an automotive list that I frequent:

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:23:12 -0500
From: Rex Wright <rexpam@earthlink.net>
To: Mercedes List <mercedes@mercedesli ...

Jay:

As you probably know, piston crown temperature can be reduced, by oil squirters from below, etc. For example, Porsche began using this method in the 911 air-cooled engines in 1970. It would be ...

Wanted: Porsche PFM3200 six-cylinder aircraft engine, as used in Mooney 20L, circa-late 1980s. Or any other Porsche aircraft or helicopter engines.

Frank Barrett
303/237-0911 (Mtn. Time)
fbarrett ...

Oops, delete "PAA", substitute "FAA".

Frank

Friends:

I've just restored a 1960 Porsche Type 678/4 engine (4-cyl, based on the 356 sports car engine), so now I'm looking to move up to a late-1980s Porsche PFM3200 (6-cyl, 911-based) unit. They ...

Friends:

The 678/4 restoration is now complete, so for the next project I'm looking for a circa-1988 Porsche PFM3200 (six-cyl, 911-based), as used in about 50 Mooneys. The FAA pulled their type cer ...

Friends:

Here's the engine in action in July, at the Porsche Club of America's annual convention in Colorado. Because the engine was a pusher, we mounted the prop appropriately, which is why my hat ...

Anders:

Thanks for the historic information. I trust that Voisin's aircraft were at least as interesting as his cars? Do any survive? Voisin cars are quite rare, but I've been lucky enough to have ...