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Originally Posted by gshase
Normally there would be 2 rows of exhaust stacks on that Pratt & Whitney engine.
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I thought the B-29 engine was the same Wright-Cyclone R-3350 Duplex engine that powered the Navy A1-E (Sandy), used as low support in the days that I was in Viet Nam. 3,700hp, two-row 18 cyl. I had the opportunity to work on a few over there, and when they fired up those babies and you were close to them, man, an awesome ground-shaking experience.
BTW, a fellow Pelican (B. Biggs) flew A1-E low support in Nam. I first met him there.
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The "Flying Dump Truck":
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CH-53 and Douglas A1E Skyraider CSAR in Vietnam - YouTube
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Douglas Skyraider - The "BIG IRON" Beast of Warbirds!
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Douglas Skyraider - The "BIG IRON" Beast of Warbirds ! - YouTube
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