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Originally Posted by Robert Coats
Yet Another Sea Story...
Our P-3 Orion had just landed in Dallas late on a Sunday night, so we shut down #1 and #2 engines so the door/stairs could be used to off load 1/2 dozen pax. Five minutes later, and the engineer tried to restart #2, which made a horrible noise, but no start. I could hear some choice words from my seat in the back.
"Damn it! We just sheared the starter shaft!"
"Well are YOU going to try and get permission for a 3-engine ferry back home?"
"Hold up. Hey, call that C-130 on the opposite taxiway...."
"WTF are you guys doing?" I asked.
"We're gonna use the thrust from the C-130 to spin #2's prop and get it started."
Sure enough, we carefully moved our aircraft into a 'doggy style' position behind the C-130, which then proceeded to run up max power. The #2 engine started to turn, and started right up.
"Coats, be sure to tell your girlfriend you cheated on her tonight."
"What the hell do you mean?"
"Tell her you just got a bl0wj0b from some Air Force guys."  |
Just curious, if no C130 around.. Would it not be possible to airstart it on the runway?
Like do a 3 engine run up against the wind, get to some moderate speed,
air start and return to the start of the runway for the actual take off?
I would imagine not realistic for a jet, but a prop...how much speed does a big prop need to airstart??