Friday 2010-12-10 Dev. video update and Discussion

[JG53Harti]

Duxford 2009 (the size of the pictures is reduced)

[ElAurens]

Originally Posted by JG53Harti

Duxford 2009 (the size of the pictures is reduced)

That amount of flame from the stacks at start up points to one thing, and one thing only, the engine was grossly over primed before start up.

I have seen dozens upon dozens of Merlins, Allisons, Wasps, Cyclones, and a DB 601 start, all in day time, and never once have seen that much flame come out of the stacks. Smoke certainly, and lots of it on some engines, but never large curling flames like that. Operator error, pure and simple.

[klem]

Originally Posted by JG53Harti

Duxford 2009 (the size of the pictures is reduced)

These look like startup pictures to me Harti. btw it's a griffon engine but the merlins look similar on initial startup.