Hi Chris,
Yes, those were a real challenge to control properly. Thanks for looking.
When I saw the venturi beneath the cockpit, I couldn't help but think of the
earlier thread.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 11:57 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: 1929 Gulf Hawk Seen in 1972
> That's a rather lovely machine, Jim; I'm sure that the torque from such a
> large radial caused challenges when taking off and going around. But also
> the top plane is so low that the pilot's face would be in upper flow,
> perhaps the thinnest air.
>
> They were men, those pilots!
>
> Chris
>
> On 14 Dec 2009, at 18:40, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> In continuing to peruse images from the past, I came across this photo of
>> the 1929 Curtis Wright Gulf Hawk, seen in a Florida museum in 1972. This
>> is Serial No. 1, powered by a 650HP Pratt & Whitney radial.
>>
>> As a follow-up to Chris Barker's comments about relief tubes, this one
>> shows the simplicity of the systems in use in the early years. The small
>> funnel normally found beneath the pilot's seat is attached to a tube
>> which terminates in the throat of the venturi which can be seen beneath
>> the fuselage, directly under the cockpit. In flight, this arrangement
>> guarantees that flow from the funnel is always in the proper direction.
>> ;-)
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/1929+Gulf+Hawk+in+1972.jpg.html
>
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