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Another Allison .. The leviathan 75 ltr X4520 X24 cyl .. 4 banks of 6 mounted on a barrel crankcase holding a 7 roller main bearing crank with flats machined on the barrel to achieve the X formation .. Centrifugal supercharger drawing thru' the carbs beneath the big U pipe ( as opposed to later convention that had the carbs pressurised ) .. Dev'd in the 20's with a view to being put in a commercial transport aircraft it never went any further than prototype stage after failing quite dismally to provide the hoped for power output .. instead of 1800/1900 hp it struggled to churn out much more than 1400 on the test bed .. 

 

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5 hours ago, MartinL said:

pre-H&S days.

Dropping large nuts from the tops down next to guys on watch drinking tea. Got there attention.

Too many really, stranger things do happen at sea.

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1 hour ago, canthai55 said:

God those old Indians were Fugly - designed by BMW I guess

She's neither old, nor an Indian.  

Oh, you meant the bike.

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On 10/3/2019 at 12:38 AM, papa al said:

What a beast !!

The Voight Corsair F4U

[like daddy flew off the flat-tops]

made 2000 HP.

Japs called it

Whistling Death.

2 years prior dad rode 1-horse power on the farm.

Dad said he was so scared that he had diarrhoea most missions.

Not fun sitting in cockpit for hours in your own mess.

... & that red-head looks a lot like mom.

 

 

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On 7/23/2018 at 11:18 AM, thaiguzzi said:

Bored & stroked 1000cc Trident engine Triton;

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Alloy barrelled 810cc alloy tank, seat, side panels, front mudguard T140 we built in my shop in the late 90's. Mikuni's, Supertrapp 2:1, money no object customer bike.

There is no silver paint on the bike - that is all scotchbrite finished and lacquered natural alloy....

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I've just seen a very nice Guzzi California at the Free Riders in Sisaket that needs a new clutch/ Great bike....

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Close enough to spit on .. 

The bottom shot you can see the fastener heads on the engine cowling and underside intake fixings .. 

 

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2 minutes ago, ballpoint said:

One of the best ever paint schemes on a plane. Shark mouthed Curtis P-40 Warhawks, flown by the Flying Tigers over Burma and China during WW2:

 

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Awesome B P .. is that a drop tank beneath in pic' 2 .. 

 

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