Random TRANSPORTATION pictures

[romad]

Originally Posted by john70t

A B-36 with a B-29 from the wiki page.
(pulls in and parks. "just a spark plug tune-up today. Yeah, change all 336 of them".

That is an early one maybe the prototype? No jets. Use to take hours to start up and shut down.

[daepp]

Originally Posted by john70t

A B-36 with a B-29 from the wiki page.
(pulls in and parks. "just a spark plug tune-up today. Yeah, change all 336 of them".

By my count, it's 560 plugs for the pair. And an old timer told me that back in the day they were a buck a piece. What's that make a tune up in today's dollars???

Wasp

[Racerbvd]

[Hawkeye's-911T]

Above photo submitted by: Racerbvd

More abandoned hulls to add to our gallery of derelict cars - pics taken today about 4 kms from my house (in Greater Vancouver area).





I understand these shells have been here for a number of years. This may not be the appropriate thread in which to say this, but I shall endeavour to find out who owns them as they may be of some use to someone locally, if for nothing more than salvage.
Cheers
JB

[URY914]

[gamin]

By my count, it's 560 plugs for the pair. And an old timer told me that back in the day they were a buck a piece. What's that make a tune up in today's dollars???

It's 480 plugs. B-29 had 18 cyl R-3350 2 plugs per cyl. B-36 had $-4360 28 cyl 2 plugs per cyl.
The math is 18x2x4 + 28x2x6 = 480.

[daepp]

My info must be wrong - I understood that most of the B-29's also had the 28 cyl engines.

[Racerbvd]

[john70t]

Originally Posted by DAEpperson

My info must be wrong - I understood that most of the B-29's also had the 28 cyl engines.

I wasn't sure either. Had to look this up as well(being wiki dependant).
Wikipedia-> "B29"-> edit/find on page "engine"-> wiki link-> Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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[Oh Haha]

Originally Posted by URY914

Very cool!!!!

I still have my "Emergency!" metal lunch box.

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[Racerbvd]

Anyone want to by a fiat??
$15K

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