Engine first test run

[Bill Greenwood]

I just came back today from Sacramento and seeing test runs yesterday. It may be only a stock engine, no Strega or Dago Red or Voodoo, but still its pretty impressive, not just noise, but it shakes the ground. It's like you woke up some great beast in his cave from a long hibernation and he's coming out. He uses a bigger than normal prop on the test stand, a big 4 blade metal one from a Skyraider and running normal average cruise, plus 3lbs or 36 in and 2300 rpm, there is a lot of air being moved, a lot thrust, and you look at the test bus to make sure its not going to jump the chocks.