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PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:36 am 
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Thanks for starting this thread JDK! I, for one, think it's a great subject to bring up, as it directly relates to the engine development preceding to WWII. Post away please...
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JDK, it was in Derek James' book Schneider trophy aircraft 1913-31 pp242,246-7, also the ram air tests were mentioned on p 188 of Robert Hirsch's book Schneider Trophy Racers

Edit: also mentioned in L.J.K Setright's book The Power to Fly, P 102-104, although I am aware that whilst this is a very readable book and generally well argued he does have some controversial opinions about some machines, in particular the Napier Sabre

Yet more detail is in Edward Eves' book The Schneider Trophy Story, p217-223, which is actually slightly contradictory to James but makes fascinating reading
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A beautiful aircraft - an absolute favourite of mine.
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JDK wrote:
FFS, let's be too smart by half and let's not have something that's at least related to warbird technology not get dragged and dumped into one of the multiplicity of moribund sub fora.

Something a former moderator might say who's gone rogue. :lol: :lol:

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I have no problem with the thread or care where it gets stuck...I just thought the irony was a hoot. The technology bloodline is a given....beautiful stuff!!!! Everybody wants to be in the Hangar... :D

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