Galloping Ghost Website

[race9]

The Leeward Air Ranch Racing Team website is up for viewing!

http://leewardairranch.com/racing

[Dave65882]

Re: Galloping Ghost Website

Dang, 177 just looks friggen mean and fast.

[flyingjibus]

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Engine: 1 x Packard V-1650-7 liquid-cooled supercharged V-12

Is this correct?

[race9]

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Yea, although it may be a Rolls. It says Packard on the side of the plane, doesn't it? I just took that off Wikipedia. I don't know exactly what kind of engine it is.

[taglialavore]

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With this statement "Heavily Race Modified", the declared 3800hp engine
and J. Leeward at the controls, GG is a serious contender.
How I hate not to be in Reno to see it. Beautiful machine

[AirDOGGe]

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Packard built Merlins for Rolls-Royce under license, didn't they. I'd assume it's the same motor.

Damn, The ghost looks like a winner. Wicked!

[Chris_UK]

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As I understand it Packard made a lot of improvements to the Rolls Royce design making it easy to manufacture/assemble.

[johnnyrace]

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Uh...did anyone else notice that there is no belly scoop?

[T. Adams]

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Uh...did anyone else notice that there is no belly scoop?

Uh...we knew this two years ago.

[jarrodeu]

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Uh...did anyone else notice that there is no belly scoop?

It's a boiler.

Jarrod

[Leo]

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I was given a seies of articles a few years ago about the Packard Merlins, written in a Packard car collectors magazine. Although a little glorified, obviously written by an extreme Packard fan, they are extremely detailed breakdowns of all they did to improve it, from materials to processes. Fascinating stuff!
I sure look forward to that airframe on the course again!!!

[johnnyrace]

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I only found this site two years ago so pardon me for not knowing that...I had not seen it mentioned before so It caught me by surprise...

[Skyracer]

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Packard built Merlins for Rolls-Royce under license, didn't they. I'd assume it's the same motor.

Packard built Merlins for Packard under license from Rolls-Royce.

[AAFO_WSagar]

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Uh...we knew this two years ago.

Two points for unnecessairy roughness....

[Fence Sence]

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Am I missing anything? I was looking for some pics. I see the illustrations (which look awesome), just wondering if we all have to wait to see the real deal. I'm borderline giddy with anticipation to see it.

PS- If there was a sticker that was that profile illustration, I would buy two.