54light15 In the original movie, "Flight of the Phoenix" the airplane's engine is started with cartridges. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffman_engine_starter
In the original movie, "Flight of the Phoenix" the airplane's engine is started with cartridges. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffman_engine_starter
General Stewart demonstrates:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IACjOvyx5hs
Not a as dramatic, but here's a shotgun start of an FM-2 "Wildcat" fighter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65qrzgbTTcQ
I remember reading in "Air Classics" magazine around 1970 or so of a "Wildcat" restoration. The owner replaced the original shotgun starter with an electric one, because he considered an electric one more reliable, and he wasn't sure of the availability of the cartridges. Obviously the owner of the plane in the video managed to find some.
here is a link to the very early steam engines and the concept of higher pressure to operate the machine. Also the first use of the concept of passing the hot gas thru flues.
Britain's Greatest Machines With Chris Barrie - S02E04: Trains - The Steam Pioneers (5.1 DPL II, HD) - YouTube
additional british history
The Story of Steam - British Steam Engines DVD - YouTube
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