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Lazarro · 03-10-2014, 07:44 PM

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Winglets go a long way to give airlines fuel savings
Winglets go long way for airlines' fuel savings - Chicago Tribune

REPORT: Pollution from 15 of world's biggest ships equal that of world's 760m cars
REPORT: Pollution from 15 of world's biggest ships equal that of world's 760m cars - Autoblog

SP-367 Introduction to the Aerodynamics of Flight
http://history.nasa.gov/SP-367/chapt4.htm#f52

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_XF-91_Thunderceptor

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550 drivers, 550 history : 550 spyder, Lawrenceville, Lou Fageol, Porsche
Supercharged 550 | Type 550

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The coupe was a unique design with two Porsche 1500cc engines fitted – one in the front driving the front wheels and one in the rear driving the rear wheels, becoming a quad engine racer, which made it extremely difficult when turning into corners. Fageol developed a method of supercharging the engines using PEPCO blowers powered by chainsaw engines.

http://www.yourcaroftheday.com/newsite/CustomPages/FAGEOL/FAGEOL.htm

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Lou Fageol had a fixation with twin-engined vehicles. At one point he owned a Porsche dealership and a company that sold Pepco superchargers for VWs and Porsches. This car has two 356 Porsche engines in it – one in the front and one in the back, transmitting power through two separate gearboxes.

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The car also has two small chainsaw engines powering two superchargers. Here you can see how the chainsaw engine driven supercharger is mounted behind the rear 356 engine.

http://www.yourcaroftheday.com/newsite/CustomPages/FAGEOL/FAGEOL.htm

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The twin 911 engined 1966 Indy car above is also attributed to Lou Fageol.

kach22i · kach22i's Garage

1939 FAGEOL SUPERSONIC
http://www.yourcaroftheday.com/newsite/CustomPages/FAGEOL/FAGEOL.htm

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Originally designed and built by Joel Thorne and Art Sparks at Thorne Engineering Racing Shop in Burbank, California in 1938 as a Land Speed racing car. The streamlined Thorne Racer was intended to break the Land Speed record against the Mercedes “Silver Arrow” and Auto Union Land Speed cars. The project never saw sand or salt.

Lou Fageol bought this unfinished race car and turned it into the fabulous Fageol Supersonic. Lou and his brothers Frank and William owned the Twin Coach company – which specialized in building jet aircraft parts and twin engined busses.

http://www.airwaysmuseum.com/Lodestar%20VH-CA_.htm