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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
...not many people remember Lindburg's "war time" contribution to "long distance" flying in the Pacific.
...as an ex-aircrewman (4 x R-3350's with turbo-compund) I studied and read about his contribution.
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A lot of solid 'engine fundamentals' research comes from aircraft engines. So I'd probably have read about it regardless. But the reason that example came to mind is probably the most memorable entry in my own log books. It is only .7 hours PIC, but the type reads "P-38J"!
What made it even more memorable was I was flanked by 3 P-51Ds. It must have been quite a site from the ground. Eco friendly? Not a bit, we were guzzling leaded fuel like crazy. But I can't quite bring myself to regret it!
-jjf