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FAA Pratt & Whitney Safety Alert

Tue Jun 30, 2015 9:40 am

You guys operating/maintaining R-985, & R1340 engines need to take a look at this. http://content.govdelivery.com/attachme ... O15007.pdf

Robbie :shock:

Re: FAA Pratt & Whitney Safety Alert

Tue Jun 30, 2015 11:14 am

The list of aircraft that use these engines include, but are not limited to:
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- Gee Bee;
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A notice for all those Gee Bee racers out there. :lol:

Re: FAA Pratt & Whitney Safety Alert

Tue Jun 30, 2015 11:28 am

Lon Moer wrote:
The list of aircraft that use these engines include, but are not limited to:
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- Gee Bee;
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A notice for all those Gee Bee racers out there. :lol:


Yeah I saw that too. lol There is a good amount of every other aircraft on that list but Gee Bee... ehhhh. I wish!

Re: FAA Pratt & Whitney Safety Alert

Tue Jun 30, 2015 12:44 pm

OK Chris,
looks like we have to retrofit the GeeBee with a 4360. While were at it lets swap in the Turbo Supercharger with some NOS.... Ill be back next thursday please see to it :axe:
Warbird Kid wrote:
Lon Moer wrote:
The list of aircraft that use these engines include, but are not limited to:
-
-
- Gee Bee;
-

A notice for all those Gee Bee racers out there. :lol:


Yeah I saw that too. lol There is a good amount of every other aircraft on that list but Gee Bee... ehhhh. I wish!

Re: FAA Pratt & Whitney Safety Alert

Fri Jul 03, 2015 4:54 pm

It applies to our Gee Bee Z project!

Thanks Robbie

Pirate Lex

Re: FAA Pratt & Whitney Safety Alert

Fri Jul 03, 2015 8:24 pm

Yeah I saw that too. lol There is a good amount of every other aircraft on that list but Gee Bee... ehhhh. I wish!

That amazing Gee Bee QED replica has a R-1340...doesn't it count???

Re: FAA Pratt & Whitney Safety Alert

Fri Jul 03, 2015 9:05 pm

Harold Forth has a Gee Bee R-1, Mac Transtrum has a Gee Bee R-2, and Lee Oman has a Gee Bee R-1, all in an advanced state of construction.
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