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Test cell at 13th AF depot at Oua Tom, NC for new overhauled Allisons and Merlins.

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Don't touch my junk!!

I think all hands at OSHA would have collective heart failure if they saw that!

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Rob

They still do it that way.

As for OSHA, they need to be restructured (a polite way of saying shut down)

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"No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!" R.R.

Welcome to the USSA! One Nanny State Under the Messiah, Indivisible with Tyranny, Higher Taxes, Socialism, Radical Environmentalism and a Loss of Income for all. Boy I'm proud to be a part of the USSA, what can I do to raise taxes, oh boy oh boy!

That's the way we did it on P-3's and E-2C's but we stood on B4 stands locked down and with a little reverse added jump up and did our inspections

The mechanic at least appears to be wearing some form of ear covers. Otherwise, standing a few inches from those exhaust stacks would NOT be fun.

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"They done it, they done it, damned if they ain't flew." December 17, 1903

Looking at the reduction gearbox it looks like one off a P39. Or is it one used especially for testing?

Could be, they would need a way to test those too.

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"No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!" R.R.

Welcome to the USSA! One Nanny State Under the Messiah, Indivisible with Tyranny, Higher Taxes, Socialism, Radical Environmentalism and a Loss of Income for all. Boy I'm proud to be a part of the USSA, what can I do to raise taxes, oh boy oh boy!

Probably right.
Looks like a gearbox unit bolted onto the front end for running on the test cell.
Rich

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Rich Palmer

Remember an Injured Youth
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BOOM BOOM, ROUND ROUND, PROPELLER GO

Don't Be A Dilbert!

there you go again. Now I have to clean my boots.

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"I knew the jig was up when I saw the P-51D-20-NA Mustang blue-nosed bastards from Bodney, and by the way the blue was more of a royal blue than an indigo and the inner landing gear interiors were NOT green, over Berlin."

You'd at least think they would have something to stand on, besides tip toes.

Interesting observation, as well as the plumbing for what looks like fuel or coolant.

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"No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!" R.R.

Welcome to the USSA! One Nanny State Under the Messiah, Indivisible with Tyranny, Higher Taxes, Socialism, Radical Environmentalism and a Loss of Income for all. Boy I'm proud to be a part of the USSA, what can I do to raise taxes, oh boy oh boy!

Is that some sort of stand in the next bay?

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"I knew the jig was up when I saw the P-51D-20-NA Mustang blue-nosed bastards from Bodney, and by the way the blue was more of a royal blue than an indigo and the inner landing gear interiors were NOT green, over Berlin."

if you mean the next bay over, looks to me like a test rig with a radial mount, with a two-wheeled trailer nosed over behind it.

great shot, I'd love to hear what that sounded like!

gregv

edit: unless you are talking about the large stand to the left of that that I just noticed.....