Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:00 pm
B29Gunner wrote: Speaking of which John, did I tell you about that ball turret I found in that old timers barn a couple weeks back? He used it to store chicken feed in, worked pretty good actually
Yeah...go ahead and rub salt in an open wound while you're at it! 
John
Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:40 pm
Actually built for Menascos. The Franklins were intoduced in the N9MB.RickH wrote:The N9M was built to run the Franklins.
Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:31 am
Very interesting!
"....the Army became convinced that future designs would use engines buried in the wings for additional streamlining, and asked Continental to design a full-sized engine with a flat-opposed layout suitable for installation inside a wing. This led to the Continental O-1430, which would require an extensive ten year development period before becoming reliable enough to consider for full production in 1943 (now known as the IV-1430). By this point other engines had passed its 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) ratings, and while the O-1430 had a better power-to-weight ratio, there was little else to suggest it was worthwhile setting up production in the middle of the war."
Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:41 am
jpeters wrote::wink: Yeah...go ahead and rub salt in an open wound while you're at it!
John
I did though pick up something at the Tico show from a vender (among other things), a NOS Edgewater Adapter....for only $75! It was partially hidden amongst some other junk, but I instantly zoomed in on it as I was walking up to his tent. I think only us sicko turret guys would get excited about something like this, ya know? 
Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:00 pm
perhaps it may be a variant of the XP-67 engine which in the text reads a inverted V engine but sure looks like a flat engine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XP-67_Bat