05-13-2020, 11:00 AM | #1 |
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did all 1/2 ton pickups have enclosed driveshafts up to 1948?
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05-13-2020, 11:19 AM | #2 |
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No! 1942 pick-ups began with a totally new chassis, new semi-eliptic-spring suspension system, and an exposed, open-type driveshaft with a U-joint on each end....and NO torque tube. You got a thing for S-58s? DD
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05-13-2020, 12:02 PM | #3 |
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I have about 3000 hrs downstairs in that machine, working for air America in laos. money was good, but you could earn it all in a couple seconds. but yes, it is the best piston powered heli ever made
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05-13-2020, 12:23 PM | #4 |
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S-58, those things are beasts! In a good way.
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05-13-2020, 02:42 PM | #5 |
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Please tell the uninformed like me what "downstairs" refers to.
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05-13-2020, 02:46 PM | #6 |
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Yup.....Wright R-1820s from the factory. The cold-natured beasts sound as good as a Ford flathead with a hellacious camshaft when cranking-up! Click this link, and TURN THE VOLUME UP!! DD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3CeC6Ah0rE Last edited by V8COOPMAN; 05-13-2020 at 08:46 PM. |
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05-13-2020, 02:52 PM | #8 | |
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The pilots sit "upstairs". The "downstairs" guys usually have the door wide open, either chunkin' or shootin' nasty shit out the door at bad guys. DD |
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05-13-2020, 02:59 PM | #9 |
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Bad guys need a bit of that now and then.... Thanks for the explanation. Great lunchtime video BTW!
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05-13-2020, 06:35 PM | #10 |
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The S-58 pilot compartment is up high with the crew compartment down low. The Marines used them for a long time and the UK used them even longer with the turbine engine conversion.
I worked along side one back in the early 80s that had the twin PT-6 power pack conversion by California Helicopters. A mechanic had to work on them a lot. Not because the broke more or anything like that. They just required a lot of greasing, servicing, and inspection compared to more modern stuff. A lot of the guys I knew that flew and crewed them referred to them as the Flying Hotel. The original H34/S58 had the helicopter version of the Wright R1820 or 998C9HE-2 engines. The smaller S-55 had the helicopter version of the Pratt & Whitney Wasp R1340 or S1H2 engine. A lot of the old H19s did have the Wright R-1300. |
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