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Topic: Engine Cooling Fans |
tfey
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Forum: Technical Discussion Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2023 06:44 Subject: Engine Cooling Fans |
Tony and All, one more tractor engine fan cooled American radial installation: the one-off P-47J also with non-cuffed Curtiss Electric props.
https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/media/p_47j.17444/full? ... |
Topic: Engine Cooling Fans |
tfey
Replies: 17
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Forum: Technical Discussion Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 18:18 Subject: Engine Cooling Fans |
Tony and all, I appreciate a good thread drift! You never know what you'll learn. That is a neat tidbit about the speedboats making some chop to free the flying boats, and I feel for the guy with t ... |
Topic: Engine Cooling Fans |
tfey
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Forum: Technical Discussion Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 20:48 Subject: Engine Cooling Fans |
Hi Tony, thanks. I know the two surviving Martin Mars JRM (R-3350) fire bombers have fans on the spinner backplates of their Curtiss Electric props. These are of course heavy transports and Wiki says ... |
Topic: Wanted: First stage fan blade from TF41 |
tfey
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Forum: Gas Turbines Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 20:25 Subject: Wanted: First stage fan blade from TF41 |
Mike, thank you. I've passed your information on to the RRHT-AB. Much appreciated. |
Topic: Wanted: First stage fan blade from TF41 |
tfey
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Forum: Gas Turbines Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 15:28 Subject: Wanted: First stage fan blade from TF41 |
The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Allison Branch in Indianapolis, IN seeks to acquire a first stage fan blade from the TF41 turbofan engine (LTV A-7 Corsair II) for display. Part numbers are 6869628, 687 ... |
Topic: Wanted: First stage fan blade from TF41 |
tfey
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Forum: Wants Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 15:27 Subject: Wanted: First stage fan blade from TF41 |
The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Allison Branch in Indianapolis, IN seeks to acquire a first stage fan blade from the TF41 turbofan engine (LTV A-7 Corsair II) for display. Part numbers are 6869628, 687 ... |
Topic: Engine Cooling Fans |
tfey
Replies: 17
Views: 7690
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Forum: Technical Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 21:21 Subject: Engine Cooling Fans |
I just found an ad for early Convair 240's with the square-tipped CE prop blades. Pretty cool. As for the cooling fans, it would be interesting to know how much power they consumed. The cooling fans ... |
Topic: Engine Cooling Fans |
tfey
Replies: 17
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Forum: Technical Discussion Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2021 21:51 Subject: Engine Cooling Fans |
Tony, yep, B-29's had their problems for sure. Did you get those Rainbow documents on your aol account OK? Tom |
Topic: Engine Cooling Fans |
tfey
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Forum: Technical Discussion Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 07:59 Subject: Engine Cooling Fans |
It was only the contra-prop version of the XP-72 (#2 ship) that had the cooling fan. The first prototype XP-72 used a single rotation Curtiss Electric prop with blade cuffs to do the cooling work. Aer ... |
Topic: Engine Cooling Fans |
tfey
Replies: 17
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Forum: Technical Discussion Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2021 14:52 Subject: Engine Cooling Fans |
Tony, the XF-12 twp speed cooling fan set up was built by Curtiss. Low speed fan was propeller speed and high speed was 2.283 prop shaft. The shifting was electronic via the FE station, and the fan bl ... |
Topic: Engine Cooling Fans |
tfey
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Forum: Technical Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 12:24 Subject: Engine Cooling Fans |
The two speed fans on the Rainbow were driven off the propeller hub, but I've never found any photographs of diagrams of the mechanism. I believe the fans were made of a plastic material. There are fl ... |
Topic: 1940 Herkimer OK Twin 1.2 CI runner |
tfey
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Forum: Model Engine Discussion Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2021 05:55 Subject: 1940 Herkimer OK Twin 1.2 CI runner |
Thanks, Mike. A satisfying winter project that , with the help of friends, worked out come spring. Tom |
Topic: 1940 Herkimer OK Twin 1.2 CI runner |
tfey
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Forum: Model Engine Discussion Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 13:13 Subject: 1940 Herkimer OK Twin 1.2 CI runner |
I bought this engine off ebay because it looked very much like a miniature version of the twin cylinder, simultaneously firing WWII era drone engines that I've been restoring. The two cycle OK Twin is ... |
Topic: Sergio Pasquali RIP |
tfey
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Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 18:06 Subject: Sergio Pasquali RIP |
I received an email from Antonio Maestrini on June 2, 2021, informing me that my friend, AEHS member, and frequent contributor, Sergio Pasquali, died unexpectedly on Friday evening, May 29, 2021, in I ... |
Topic: Youtube Aircraft Engines |
tfey
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Forum: Non-Technical Discussion Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 05:54 Subject: Youtube Aircraft Engines |
Thanks for all these! Tom Fey |
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