with apologies to Ogden Nash...
they work; https://youtu.be/2cYV_-Q-To0
Very popular with the Russians during WWII. M.Silvius is correct worked very well especially in the winter.
The aviation equivalent of the motorcycle starting rollers. I was at an airshow where a Corsair wouldn't quite go, saved by a pair of portable booster packs!
Russians were big on using compressed air starters. Actually a great, simple, easy system compared to all that sparky stuff:)
Or the shotgun shell starter.
Flashback - Flight of the Phoenix.
they work; https://youtu.be/2cYV_-Q-To0
ReplyDeleteVery popular with the Russians during WWII. M.Silvius is correct worked very well especially in the winter.
ReplyDeleteThe aviation equivalent of the motorcycle starting rollers. I was at an airshow where a Corsair wouldn't quite go, saved by a pair of portable booster packs!
ReplyDeleteRussians were big on using compressed air starters. Actually a great, simple, easy system compared to all that sparky stuff:)
ReplyDeleteOr the shotgun shell starter.
ReplyDeleteFlashback - Flight of the Phoenix.
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