70's and 80's race photos link

[jarrodeu]

Some really neat pictures. If it has already been posted, forgive me.

http://www.pbase.com/donner_blitzen/reno&page=all

Jarrod

[jarrodeu]

Re: 70's and 80's race photos link

Found some more, maybe really neat isn't the right use of words. maybe really really really stupendus.

http://www.pbase.com/donner_blitzen/reno_in_the_pits&page=all

Jarrod

[rampking]

Re: 70's and 80's race photos link

What happened to that P-51G? Any advantage to running that 5 bladed prop?

[T. Adams]

Re: 70's and 80's race photos link

Well I have never seen them. Awesome stuff.

[jarrodeu]

Re: 70's and 80's race photos link

What happened to that P-51G? Any advantage to running that 5 bladed prop?

I believe that it is the Whittingtons P-51H with the long delayed experimental prop from Germany that did not work so well. I could be wrong though.

Jarrod

[MMPerk]

Re: 70's and 80's race photos link

Did the Red Baron have 3 2-bladed props?

Lonnie

[Race5]

Re: 70's and 80's race photos link

Did the Red Baron have 3 2-bladed props?

Lonnie

Nope. It had two-three bladed counter-rotating props.

[jarrodeu]

Re: 70's and 80's race photos link

Nope. It had two-three bladed counter-rotating props.

I believe its contra-rotating, no big deal though. I used to say counter until someone in the know corrected me.

Jarrod

[ShermB]

Re: 70's and 80's race photos link

Counter/contra =opposite against, together,

Accordingto my dictionary.

[Peashooter]

Re: 70's and 80's race photos link

Counter-rotating is as applied to a twin engine such as a Piper Navajo to avoid having a "critical" engine. (Downward-direction blade always inboard.) While a contra-prop is two props on concentric shafts, as with a Griffon or the Bugatti Racer -- or the Russian "Bear" bomber.

[Shawn Aro]

Re: 70's and 80's race photos link

Some of those look like they were taking at the guied Pylon between pylon3 and 4 during that time you could get out there my brother got some great shouts out there Shawn

[Race5]

Re: 70's and 80's race photos link

I the pit shots gallery near the bottom is one lables "Big ugly Corsair" Is that the "Big Hummer" Corsair?

[Shawn Aro]

Re: 70's and 80's race photos link

Yes thats it , it was never painted it blew it engine comming in to sted its first year they also had J K Ridly corsair i think it was 1984 they had 5 corsair that was the first time with that many corsair that raced

Shawn

[Race5]

Re: 70's and 80's race photos link

Yes thats it , it was never painted it blew it engine comming in to sted its first year they also had J K Ridly corsair i think it was 1984 they had 5 corsair that was the first time with that many corsair that raced

Shawn

Isn't it sitting in a museum somewhere now?

[Chad Veich]

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Isn't it sitting in a museum somewhere now?

In a Museum in Denver if I'm not mistaken.