I swear, if there is a body of knowledge that this list doesnt have
some expertise in, then it doesnt need to be known! Cool.
----- Original Message -----
From Jeff Boatright <jboatri at emory.edu>
To: Michael Lupynec <mlupynec@globalserve.net>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: Sweet Sounds (not much lbc anymore...)
> The US M4 Sherman originally used the R975 Wright radial. The tank
> was built in largest numbers with a Ford V8, though. The US M3A3
> Stuart light tank used a 250 hp 7 cylinder radial Continental, later
> replaced by a Cadillac V8. The Canadian RAM 1 and 2 tanks used
> radials also. Must've been hot work...
>
> At 2:58 PM -0400 6/19/00, Michael Lupynec wrote:
> >There was a 9 cylinder 450 HP radial, a 975 E-3 Wright Whirlwind
> >mounted vertically in some WWII tank.
> >
> >Mike Lupynec
> >60A,67E,59Bug
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <conan@ralvm8.vnet.ibm.com>
> >To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: June 19, 2000 1:19 PM
> >Subject: Sweet Sounds (not much lbc anymore...)
> >
> >
> > > Wasn't there a tank (WWII?) that used a radial aircraft engine
> > > mounted horizontally? Maybe you could use that transmission to
> > > adapt your radial to the Spridget. Add tracks and one-up the
> >guy
> > > with the 4x4 Midget in California...
> > > Ed in NC :-)
> > >
>
>
> _____________________________________________________________
> Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
> Assistant Professor, Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
> Senior Editor, Molecular Vision, http://www.molvis.org/molvis
> mailto:jboatri@emory.edu
>
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