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I ran across this item that I saved as a screenshot from a Kindle book several years ago. Unfortunately, I don’t remember which book it came from.

IMG_6479 by tanker622001, on Flickr

Those gear doors look like wooden rowing boats! Interesting modification, I have a book somewhere about GE and their work in developing (turbo)superchargers, but I cannot remember seeing anything about this airframe in there. Must dig it out to check...

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You might be thinking of Seven Decades of Progress. It's GE Aerospace's company history. It was updated once, the first word in the title going from Seven to Eight. However, I don't think this was the book it came from, especially given that Larry said this was from a Kindle edition and Eight Decades of Progress was published in 1990.


My best guess, given the detailed caption, is that the picture is from The Douglas B-18 and B-23: America's Forsaken Warriors by Dan Hagedorn Sr. and Dan Hagedorn Jr.

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I did a little thinking and realized that the picture came from this excellent book

IMG_2244 by tanker622001, on Flickr

IMG_2248 by tanker622001, on Flickr

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That's the one, I've got the Eight Decades... version thanks to a friendly GE rep.

Thanks for posting those screenshots Larry! Interesting conversion and story, it's the first time I've heard of this particular bit of turbocharger testing.

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