Highway 45 is also called Mannheim Road North. Exit car rental facilities, turn north and follow the airport road, airport should be on your left, all the way to the traffic lights, be in left turn...
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Highway 45 is also called Mannheim Road North. Exit car rental facilities, turn north and follow the airport road, airport should be on your left, all the way to the traffic lights, be in left turn...
Many years ago when Pontius was a pilot I was serving with the RAF in what was then RAF Muharraq I saw a Wren 460 - details of this 'plane are sketchy so can anybody tell me the full story please and...
I would like to thank everybody who posted comments on the trams whether you agreed with me or differed - that is democracy. My thanks also to Gene and the staff at trams who trusted me (an...
I appreciate that the roads are crowded during AV - I mentioned the pedesrian problem because many of them, especially the youngsters, seemd to be more interested in their mobiles/tablets than...
Message from an English tram driver (AV 2017) - I agree that the removal of the red route stop s/bound confused a lot of people, The biggest problem however was pedestrians who thought that they had...
You can get the metro to downtown Chicago then Greyhound it but it is a pig of a journey. There are express coaches to Milwaukee then maybe a Greyhound from there. Personally I prefer to drive and...
The best fares that I can find are LGW-JFK £650-00 by Norwegian and then about £350-00 AA JFK-ATW other wise it is over £1,200 LHR-ORD. Hope that this helps. If you are confident with driving then...
Wes - You are quite right - there are so many factors that concern power output - octane rating - super/turbo charger efficiency - water meths injection - valve type, number and timing - ignition...
A good book on the use of high octane fuels by the RAF as well as other military industries is "I kept no diary" by Air Commodore F.R. Banks - formerly Director of Engine Research and Develpment at...
Hello There - I'm English and have been driving ORD-OSH-ORD every year for the last 35 years so no problem with "wrong" side, I've also driven Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida many...
I'm English - Have been driving ORD-OSH-ORD for the last 35 years every year. Relatively easy drive or fly LHR-ATW - Virgin/Delta - usually via DFW, sometimes cheaper than LHR-ORD. Driving "wrong"...
Does anybody know approximately how many hours an average P-51/B-17/B-24 pilot would have when he reached his squadron/unit ?
Thank you.
Quick check - Merlin - 6:1, Allison V-1710 - 6.65:1, Wasp Junior - 6:1, Bristol Hecules (sleeve valve) - 7:1, Bristol Centaurus 7.2:1 (sleeve valve) Nakajima Sakae - 7:1, Even the RR Griffon was only...
If you mean WW2 engines then the normal compression ratio was between 6:1 and 7:1 - Merlin - 6:1, Sabre - 7:1 - PW R-1830 - 6.7:1, PW R-4360 - 6.7:1 - DB 601 - DB 601 - 6.9:1 - BMW 801 6.5:1. Power...
My gripes about Oshkosh are - The idiots who charge around on the scooters without a thought for safety. they remind me of the streets of Ha Noi, Stupid officials who deliberately park cars/buggies...