Re: Adding water to fuel

Posted by Randy on August 02, 2002 at 11:10:14 from (161.19.64.5):

In Reply to: Adding water to fuel posted by Sonny Freyholtz on July 30, 2002 at 18:19:22:

Folks: Bill, you really caught my attention talking about Merlins and Allisons. My dad used to tell me years ago about pilots running their engines past the wire or gate to make a fast escape, and then being questioned about it if they made it to base because the engine would need rebuilding. I never heard anyone talk about that until you did here, so I used to wonder if my dad was being truthful or telling me a story. I should have known better than to think of my dad as a "story teller". He also told me about wet take-offs that jets make in hot weather for more thrust. It made a pretty impressive smokey sight. Did you ever hear of a plane called a Mosquito used by the British in WW2? It used two V12 Merlins and was made of wood. It did both fighter and bomber work. My dad bought a book about it 30 years ago called "Mosquito- Wooden Wonder". If you ever find a copy of it, buy it. My dad loved planes and flying. He went all over Canada in every kind of plane from large jets to Twin Otters and all kinds of little planes to remote locations for his job. He died in 2000 without ever having a helicopter ride, something he always wanted. Funny how I never inherited his love of flying, I'm scared to death in a plane, even though I like planes, but I still do it, after all, how am I supposed to get to far away places in a short time? Thanks for letting me reminisce about my dad. Randy.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Re: Adding water to fuel Bill Jones 18:22:44 08/02/02 (1)
  • Re: Re: Re: Adding water to fuel G Taylor 08:08:54 08/03/02 (0)

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