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The blog continues, In Search Of Americana On The Sprocket Rocket.
Black & White photos, some musings & a little guitar picking.
Conrail OI-12 shoves down the ex-CNJ Manufacturers Branch to swap cars at Benjamin Moore at the end of the spur. Benjamin Moore is one of three customers left on the Manufacturers Branch; the other two being Allied Plastics and Atlas Refinery.
• Manufacturer Serial Number : msn 15243
• Aircraft Type : Built as Bombardier CRJ-900LR (CL-600-2D24)
• Test Registration : C-GIAU
• Production Site : Montreal (YMX)
• Operator : EW / CL
• Airframe Status : Active
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin.
Operator: Royal Air Force.
Type: C-130J ZH883 '50th Anniversary Tail'
Location: RAF Gibraltar.
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi (Under Licence)
Operator: JASDF, 501st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
Type: RF-4J Kai Phantom II (57-6907)
Location: Hyakuri Air Force Base, Japan.
Comment: Photo by my son William John Jardim
Manufacturer: BAE Systems
Opertor: BAE Systems/ RAF
Type: FGR4 Eurofighter Typhoon (ZJ938)
Location: Warton Aerodrome
Wikipedia: The Studebaker Champion is an automobile which was produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana, from the beginning of the 1939 model year until 1958. It was a full-size car in its first three generations and a mid-size car in its fourth and fifth generation models, serving as the junior model to the Commander.
St. Louis Car Museum: With the anticipation of the World War II effort to begin, all automotive manufacturers ceased civilian production early into 1942 to focus production on military equipment and supplies. Production of cars and trucks halted on February 10, 1942. Approximately 300 vehicles built up to this period at Studebaker were reserved by the US Government to be utilized only for the Civil Defense Auxiliary and the New York Police Department. To conserve material, the usually chromed components were instead painted. These special vehicles were recorded with Studebaker as Deluxe Champion Model 90 “Black Out” Coupes and Sedans.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studebaker_Champion
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The mildly famous enginehouse and shop complex of the former Manufacturers Railway in St Louis no longer houses the attractive forest-green switchers it once did, but is being kept busy doing contract work on lease fleet units for new (as of 2011) owner Foster Townsend Rail Logistics. Inside is former CSX 4679.
Manufacturer: Bombardier
Operator: Bombardier. Delivery flight to Morocco.
Type: Bombardier CL-415 (C-GUAW)
Location: Blackpool Airport whilst transiting from Canada to Morocco.
Comment: Taken by my Son. Became CNA-TQ upon delivery to the Moroccan Air Force.
Conrail OI-12 spots a cut of hoppers at Allied Plastics on the ex-CNJ Manufacturers Branch in Newark, NJ with a pair of CSX units. Many years ago this branch was filled with consignees, but over time the traffic has decreased, with only three customers now on the line.
Manufacturer: Lockheed (Now Lockheed Martin)
Operator: USAF
Type: SR-71A (61-7955) Blackbird
Event/ Location: 2022 Aerospace Valley Airshow/ Edwards Air Force Base
Comments:SR-71A #61-7955 is on display at the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum at Edwards AFB, CA. Construction started on 13 May 1964 and #955 first flew on 17 August 1965 with Weaver and Andre at the controls. Throughout its career, this aircraft served as the Palmdale test aircraft until being replaced by SR-71A #61-7972 in 1985. Last flown on 24 January 1985, #955 accumulated 1993.7 hours of flight time.
Manufacturer: Panavia/ BAE Systems.
Operator: RAF, XV(R) Squadron.
Type: GR4 Tornado (ZG750/128).
Location/ Event; 2017 RIAT/ RAF Fairford.
Comments:The ‘desert pink’ Tornado saw active service during Operation Granby, the UK’s codename for the Gulf War. The aircraft carries 11 ‘battle honours’ on its tail, recalling the Tornado’s almost continuous service on operations worldwide since 1991. Photo taken by my son William John Jardim.
MP15DC's 251 & 252 (the 253 is a former Alco S2 #208 rebuilt by MK), eastbound on the MacArthur Bridge in St Louis, Mo, Note the trainman in 253 waving his hat. (800130)*
Kodachrome by Jim Strain
Manufacturer: British Aerospace Systems.
Type: Hawk II Trainer (ZK011)
Operator: RAF, No.4 (Reserve) Squadron, Angelsey, Wales.
Location: Mach Loop
Manufacturer: Fairchild Republic
Operator: USAF, 81ST Fighter Squadron, Spangdahelem Air Base, Germany
Type: A-10 Thunderbolt II (92646)
Event/ Location: 2011 RIAT/ RAF Fairford
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin
Operator: Belgian Air Component 349 Squadron
Type: F-16AM (FA57) 75th Years D Day Livery.
Event/ Location: 2019 RIAT/ RAF Fairford
Manufacturer: FIAT S.p.A. / Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (FIAT), Turin, Italy
Type: 500C Topolino
Production time: mid-year 1949 - mid-year 1954
Production outlet: 376,370
Engine: 569cc straight-4 OHV FIAT code 500C
Power: 16.5 bhp / 4.400 rpm
Torque: 29.5 Nm / 2.900 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 92 km/h
Curb weight: 580 kg
Wheelbase: 78.7 inch
Chassis: X-shaped profile frame / chassis (with holes for weight savings) with longitudinal beams and cross bracing and a separate steel body
Steering: adjusting screw and helical wheel via central screw with the control rod for each of the front wheels
Gearbox: four-speed manual / III and IV synchronized / floor shifter
Clutch: single dry plate disc
Carburettor: Weber 22 DRS or Solex 22 IAC-4
Fuel tank: 21 liter
Electric system: Marelli 12 Volts 38 Ah
Ignition system: distributor and coil
Brakes front: hydraulic drums
Brakes rear: hydraulic drums
Suspension front: independent single lower wishbones, lower triangular cross-bars, upper cross-leaf spring, transverse leaf springs + hydraulic telescopic dampers
Suspension rear: beam axle, sway bar, transverse semi-elliptic leaf springs + hydraulic telescopic dampers
Rear axle: live
Differential: spiral bevel 4.875:1
Wheels: 15 inch steel discs
Tires: 4.25-15
Special:
- In 1930, the Duce had called the senator of the Kingdom of Italy Giovanni Agnelli to inform him of the "absolute necessity" to motorize Italians with a cheap car that did not exceed the cost of 5,000 lire.
- The base “500” was designed (in-house Carrozzerie Speciali) by Dr. Dante Giacosa in the ‘30s, officially named “500”, but it became so popular, the Italians cosy named it “Topolino” (“little mouse”), in honor of Mickey Mous (1936-1948).
- All “American styled” C-Series 2-seaters has a sliding roof.
- The 500C Series was available as this Topolino and as Giardiniera (“gardener”) Belvedere (1949-1955: 122,837 units built).
Manufacturer Serial Number (MSN) - 30881
Line Number - 1067
Aircraft Type - Boeing 737-800
Test registration - N1786B
Production Site - Renton (RNT)
Airframe Status - Active
N881XA on wet lease (summer season 2017), flying on behalf of Norwegian Air Shuttle from BGO as flight DY/NAX 132. This is the same air frame that flew Hillary Clinton on her election campain.
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan - U.S.A.
Type: Ranchero Series GT Model 97R
Production time: September 1971 - September 1973
Production outlet: 27,940
Engine: 5766cc Ford Windsor 351W V-8
Power: 153 bhp / 3.800 rpm
Torque: 361 Nm / 2.000 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 163 km/h
Curb weight: 1840 kg
Load capacity: 618 kg
Wheelbase: 118 inch
Chassis: box frame with crossbars (new body-on-frame design) and self-supportin all steel body
Steering: recirculating ball and nut
Gearbox: three-speed manual / all synchromesh /
Clutch: 10 inch single dry plate
Carburettor: Motorcraft 2-barrel
Fuel tank: 76 liter
Electric system: 12 Volts 55 Ah
Ignition system: distributor and coil
Brakes front: dual hydraulic 10 inch self-adjusting drums
Brakes rear: dual hydraulic 10 inch self-adjusting drums
Suspension front: independent ball joint, upper trapezoidal triangle cross-bar, lower simple cross-bar with elastically mounted tension strut, sway bar, coil springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: lower longitudinal links, upper braces, longitudinal leaf springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Rear axle: live
Differential: hypoid 3.25:1
Wheels: 15 inch steel discs
Tires: H78 - 15
Options: 250 CID (4096cc) straight-6 engine (power 145/4.000rpm - torque 314Nm/1.600rpm), Ford FMX three-speed Select Shift automatic transmission, differential 2.75:1, front 10.7 inch disc brakes, power steering, air conditioning, bucket seats, AM/FM radio, vinyl top
Special:
- The Ranchero, introduced in December 1956, is quite unique Coupé utility vehicle: part car and part pickup truck.
- This principle was “copied” by Chevrolet with its El Camino in 1959.
- The Ford Ranchero was one of the favorite cars of Elvis Presley.
- The 1972 Ford Ranchero Series was available as this 2-door GT, as 2-door 500 Model 97D (49,065 units built) and as 2-door Squire Model 97K (9,070 units built).
- This sixth generation (1972–1976) Ranchero was only assembled in Lorain, Ohio (United States).
Manufacturer: Leonardo
Operator: Italian Air Force, 311 Gruppo/RSV
Type: Leonardo T346A (61-06)
Event/ Location: 2019 RIAT/ RAF Fairford
Manufacturer: Daimler-Benz AG, Stuttgart - Germany
Type: 219 W105 Limousine/ 105010N
Production time: 1956 - 1959
Production outlet: 27,845
Engine: 2195cc straight-6 M 180 II / 180.921 SOHC
Power: 90 bhp / 4.800 rpm
Torque: 167 Nm / 2.400 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheel
Speed: 148 km/h
Curb weight: 1310 kg
Wheelbase: 108.3 inch
Chassis: X-form oval-tubular back bone with all steel body
Steering: recirculating ball
Gearbox: four-speed manual (all synchronized) / steering column shifter
Clutch: single dry plate
Carburettor: Solex 32 PAATJ double downdraft
Fuel tank: 56 liter
Electric system: Bosch 12 Volts
Ignition system: distributor and coil
Brakes front: vacuum powered hydraulic 9 inch drum brakes
Brakes rear: vacuum powered hydraulic 9 inch drum brakes
Suspension front: independent coil springs with double wishbones, stabilising bar and telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: independent longitudinal coil springs, sway bar and telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers
Rear axle: transverse oscillating swing axle
Differential: hypoid
Wheels: 5K x 13
Tires: 6.40-13
Options: a hydraulic automatic clutch "Hydrac" (by Fichtel & Sachs / ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Schweinfurt - Germany) with semi-automatic four-speed gearbox
Special:
- To replace the 220a (1954-1956), Daimler-Benz introduced the 219 (an odd number for the Mercedes-Benz Series), situated between the 180/190 Series and the 220S Series.
- It was more or less an upgraded 190 with the 220 straight-6 engine.
Manufacturer Serial Number (MSN) - 029
Aircraft Type - Airbus A400
Test registration - EC-409
Production Site - [Spain] Sevilla (SVQ)
Airframe Status - Active
Manufacturer: Olds Motor Company / General Motors (GM) , Lansing, Michigan - USA
Type: 98 Series 3069D 4-door Sedan
Production time: December 1952 - December 1953
Production outlet: 64,431
Engine: 4977cc GM Oldsmobile V-8 303 OHV
Power: 165 bhp / 3.600 rpm
Torque: 385 Nm / 1.800 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 151 km/h
Curb weight: 1900 kg
Wheelbase: 124 inch
Chassis: GM C-platform box frame with cross braces and all-steel body (by Fisher)
Steering: Saginaw ball bearing worm and nut
Gearbox: three-speed manual / !! and III synchronized / steering column shift
Clutch: 10.5 inch single dry plate disc
Carburettor: Carter WCFB 4-barrel downdraft / Rochester 4GC / Quadri-Jet
Fuel tank: 68 liter
Electric system: Delco 12 Volts 70 Ah
Ignition system: distributor and coil
Brakes front: 11 inch Bendis duo-servo assisted hydraulic drums
Brakes rear: 11 inch Bendix duo-servo assisted hydraulic drums
Suspension front: independent trapezoidal wishbones,sway bar, coil springs + hydraulic piston shock absorbers
Suspension rear: coil link, sway bar, longitudinal leaf springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Rear axle: live semi-floating type
Differential: hypoid 3.64:1
Wheels: 15 inch steel discs
Tires: 7.6 x 15 4 ply
Options: GM Twin Turbine Dynaflow Drive two-speed automatic transmission, Hydra-Matic Super Drive four-speed automatic transmission, Saginaw power steering, air conditioning, back-up lights, driver's side spotlight, map light, signal seeking AM Deluxe radio, heater/defroster, Autronic eye, wide sidewall tires, chrome-plated wire wheel covers, rear-mounted Continental kit, two-tone colouring, headlight dimmer, electric dash clock
Special:
- The ’53 models, designed by Harley Earl, were Oldsmobiles firsts with standard a Delco 12 Volts electric system while Air Conditioning became optional.
- The 98 Series was available as this 4-door Sedan, as 2-door 3037DX Holiday Coupé (27,920 units built), as 2-door 3067DX Convertible Coupé (7,521 units built) and as 2-door 3067SDX Fiesta Convertible Coupé (458 units built).
- This third generation “Ninety-Eight” (1948-1953) was assembled in South Gate (California), Wilmington (Delaware), Atlanta (Georgia), Kansas City (Kansas), Framingham (Massachusetts), Lansing (Michigan) and in Linden (New Jersey).
Manufacturer: Volkswagen AG (VAG), Wolfsburg - Germany
Type: Typ 2 Transporter Bus T1b
Production time: 1955 - 1963
Production outlet: 224,045
Engine: 1192cc flat-4 (boxer) air-cooled by fan
Power: 40 bhp / 3.900 rpm
Torque: 88 Nm / 2.400 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 95 km/h
Curb weight: 996 kg
Wheelbase: 94.5 inch
Chassis: ladder chassis with a self-supporting body
Steering: Ross cam & lever with rolling stud contact and hydraulic steering damper
Gearbox: four-speed manual (transaxle) / II, III and IV synchronized / floor shift
Clutch: single dry plate disc
Carburettor: reverse mounted Solex 28 PICT downdraft
Fuel tank: 40 liter
Electric system: Bosch 6 Volts 77 Ah
Ignition system: distributor and coil
Brakes front: hydraulic drums
Brakes rear: hydraulic drums
Suspension front: single wheel independent double crank trailing arms, stabilizer bar, 2 torsion bars + hydraulic double acting telescopic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: independent trailing arms, progressive rubber stopper and 2 transverse torsion bar springs + hydraulic double acting telescopic shock absorbers
Rear axle: swing half-axle type guided on longitudinal shear struts and mounted in the frame
Differential: spiral bevel 4.125:1
Wheels: 4.5K x 15 drop-center type
Tires: 6.40 x 15
Options: fog lamps, cigarette lighter, roof rack
Special:
- While visiting the VW factory in 1947, Dutch car importer Ben Pon came up wîth the idea for the Bus (drawn on the back of his cigar box ☺) as we know it today.
- Officially launched on November 12, 1949, the Transporter line did not go on sale to the general public until March 1950. The Typ 2 T1a were among the first “forward control” vans in which the driver was placed above the front roadwheels.
- At first the T1a was only produced in the Wolfsburg plant, but from March 8, 1956 in a new plant in Hanover (VW-Werk Hannover).
- Versions created until 1955 were known as the T1a. These versions are often called the 'Barndoor' versions due to their large rear engine cover.
- The T1b were produced from 1955 through 1963. These versions had a smaller engine cover and smaller, 15-inch wheels.
- The T1c was introduced in 1963 and produced until 1967. These versions had a wider rear door.
- German production stopped after the 1967 model year; however, the T1 still was made in in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil until 1975.
- The varieties were huge, from Transporter, Camper, Delivery Van, Kombi, Microbus, Pick-Up, Ambulance, Ladder Truck, Police Vans, Buses etc.
- The T1 was very popular in the USA (Hippie Bus☺): by 1964 it was accounting for over 63% of all import vehicle sales.
* this car has a later on T2 1584cc flat-4 engine with 50 bhp / 3.800 rpm and torque 104 Nm / 2.400 rpm
BMEX 520 is trailing on CN 305 and is apparently heading back to manufacturer Brookville Equipment Corporation. It was built for the electrified and automated railway run out of Labrador City by the Iron Ore Company Of Canada.
Manufacturer Serial Number (MSN) - 5642
Aircraft Type - Airbus A320-214(WL)
First Flight - 27. May 2013
Test registration - D-AUBT
Production Site - Hamburg (XFW)
Airframe Status - Active
Manufacturer: Dodge, Division of Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.A.
Type: Challenger V8 Series JH Model JH23 2-door Hardtop Coupé
Production time: September 1972 - September 1974
Production outlet: 29,284
Engine: 5898cc Chrysler LA-series V-8 360
Power: 248 bhp / 4.800 rpm
Torque: 434 Nm / 3.200 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 203 km/h
Curb weight: 1610 kg
Wheelbase: 110 inch
Chassis: Chrysler E-platform with self-supporting unibody
Steering: recirculating ball and nut
Gearbox: three-speed manual / all synchronized / floor shift
Clutch: 10.5 inch singel dry plate disc
Carburettor: Carter 4-barrel downdraft / Holley dual downdraft
Fuel tank: 68 liter
Electric system: 12 Volts
Ignition system: electronic
Brakes front: hydraulic powered 10.98 inch discs
Brakes rear: hydraulic powered 10 inch self-adjusting drums
Suspension front: independent upper trapezoidal wishbones (A-arm, control arm) with shock mounted tension strut, Trail Link, sway bar, along lying torsion bar + telescopic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: independent sway bar, semi-elliptic leaf springs + telescopic shock absorbers
Rear axle: live semi-floating type
Differential: hypoid
Wheels: 14 inch
Tires: F70 x 14
Options: Chrysler TorqueFlite three-speed automatic transmission, four-speed manual gearbox, a 318 CID (5210cc) V-8 engine, 360 V-8 Axle Performance Package, power steering, power brakes, power windows, Air Conditioning, rear window defogger, shaker hood scoop (standard on Rallye models), radio, sun-roof, leather seats, two-tone colouring
Special:
- This first generation 2-door Coupé body Pony Car (1969-1974) was designed by Carl Cameron, built on the Chrysler E-platform (like the Plymouth Barracuda) and assembled in Hamtramck (Michigan) and in Los Angeles (California).
- Everything changed at Dodge (and all car manufacturers) when the 1973 oil crisis hit the United States. The government passed legislation (1972) requiring engines to have the ability to run on low lead or no lead gasoline. Government safety and emission regulations, and increasing insurance premiums meant the horsepower rating and size for all manufacturers was on the decline.
- Engine power was now rated in SAE net horsepower, meaning theoretical horsepower with all accessories in place.
- So this 2+2-seater fixed-head Hardtop Coupé was for now the last series Challenger, only available with two detuned V-8 engines.
- Dodge re-used the Challenger name again for its second generation Challenger from 1978 until 1983.
- They were available as this Hardtop Coupé and as 2-door Rallye Hardtop Coupé (replaced the R/T series in 1972) with a faux brake vent on the fenders and a shaker hood scoop (1972-1974: 16,437 units built).
Manufacturer: Bombardier
Operator: RAF 5 Squadron, Waddington
Type: Sentinel R.1 (ZJ694)
Event/ Location: 2019 RIAT/ RAF Fairford
Manufacturer: SAAB Automobile AB, Trollhättan - Sweden
Type: Type 97 Sonett III
Production time: 1970 - 1974
Production outlet: 8,368
Engine: 1699cc Ford Koln H91 OHV V4 1.7L
Power: 65 bhp / 4.700 rpm
Torque: 115 Nm / 2.000 rpm
Drivetrain: front wheels
Speed: 161 km/h
Curb weight: 830 kg
Wheelbase: 84.6 inch
Chassis: steel ladder chassis with fiber-reinforced plastic (glass fiber and polyester) self-supporting body
Steering: rack & pinion
Gearbox: four-speed manual / all synchromesh / floor shift
Clutch: Fichtel & Sachs X 190 K single dry plate disc
Carburettor: Autolite 1-bbl 73TF-9510-KEA / Solex 32 TDID
Fuel tank: 60 liter
Electric system: Bosch 12 Volts 44 Ah
Ignition system: Bosch K 12 distributor and coil
Brakes front: hydraulic 10.5 inch Lockheed two-circuit discs
Brakes rear: hydraulic 8 inch Lockheed two-circuit drums
Suspension front: independent trapezoidal wishbones (A-arm, control arm), sway bar, coil springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: curved tube axle, central fastening and iusseren trailing arms, longitudinal coil springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Rear axle: live
Differential: spiral bevel 4.67:1
Wheels: 4½K x 15
Tires: 155 SR 15
Options: "CoolAir" Air Conditioning, Tuneverken alloy wheels
Special:
- The first high performance, low drag two-seater based on aircraft design principals was designed by Sixten Sason in 1954. SAAB’s management was not interested in pursuing the car, after Rolf Mellde and his team built in secret there first prototype.
- "Sonett" is Swedish for "how nice".
- Although the Sonett II was specially designed for the US market, sales were bad (1966-1970: 258 units built with a 3 cylinder 841cc / 2-stroke engine and 1,538 units built wit a 1498cc Ford V-4). Italian designer Sergio Coggiola drew a new design (adjusted by Gunnar A. Sjögren to use the mid section of the Sonett II and SAAB 96 parts like brakes and suspension), the Sonett III. It still had the underpowered Ford V-4 engine (floor shift now) and was still not a Sports Car.
- The Sonett III, with pop-up headlights, was introduced at the 1970 New York Motor Show and assembled at AB Zweedse Järnvägsverkstäderna (ASJ) in Arlöv (Sweden).
- From model year 1971 this stronger 1699cc Ford V-4 became standard, in order to handle US emissions controls.
- In 1974, unable to handle the more strict automobile emission control in the US, production on the Sonett III ended.
Manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas
Operator: Finnish Air Force
Type: F-18C Hornet (HN411)
Event/ Location: 2015 RIAT/ RAF Fairford.
Manufacturer: Volkswagenwerk GmbH/AG, Wolfsburg - Germany
Type: Type 1 1200 / 111011 - Beetle
Engine: 1192cc 4-cylinder air cooled boxer engine
Power: 42 bhp / 3.800 rpm
Speed: 115 km/h
Production time: 1967 - 1978
Production outlet: 585,817
Curb weight: 760 kg
* "Rust is no crime" in blue on the hood ☺!
* a Rat-Rod ☺☺ ?? OR: or just lack of maintenance ☺☺ ??
Manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas (Now Boeing)
Operator: US Navy Flight Demo Team , NAS Pensacola
Type: F/A-18A/C Hornet
Location: NAS Pensacola
Comment: Photo taken by my son William John Jardim
Flight Profile: Fortus. In a single solo situation, #5 or #6 perform an inverted dirty flat pass, rolling in at 1NM and rolling upright at 3/4nm.
Manufacturer: VEB Automibilwerke Sachsenring, Zwickau - German Democratic Republic (former DDR)
Type: 601 S
Engine: 594,5cc in-line twin, two-stroke, air cooled
Power: 30 bhp / 4.200 rpm
Speed: 100 km/h
Production time: 1969 - 1990
Production outlet: 3,096,099 (all 601 series 1964-1990)
Curb weight: 594 kg
Special:
- It has a four-speed manual gearbox, a crook-handled gear stick in the interior with an unmistakably noisy gear shift, a BVF carburettor, a 6-Volts electric system, rack and pinion steering, hydraulic drum brakes all around, a 26 liter fuel tank and front wheel drive.
- The front suspension has a single transverse leaf spring on a lower A-arm, while the rear suspension has independent trailing arms.
- The ignition system operates without the distributor, and, instead with two ignition coils accordingly, instead of one and also two breaker contacts.
- The uni-body on a steel frame is made of Duroplast (thermoset), a mixture of textile and fiberglass and has a 79.5 inch wheelbase.
- Two-stroke engines of this sort, with crankcase scavenging and lubricating oil provided during fuel intake, burn their lubricating oil by design and produce smoky tailpipe emissions.
- The original 601 is a copy of a Llyod 600 and is often called „Leukoplastbomber“.
- After the takeover of the Volkswagen Group in 1990, the 1043cc straight-4 4-stroke Polo engine was used in about 55,000 Trabant 1.1 until April 30, 1991.
Manufacturer: Boeing
Operator: Royal Canadian Air Force
Type: C-17 Globemaster III (177705)
Event/ Location; 2018 RIAT/ RAF Fairford
Manufacturer: Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company, Detroit, Michigan - USA
Type: AE Independence Series Coupé 5 Window
Engine: 3179cc straight-6 valve-in-head
Power: 50 bhp / 2.600 rpm
Speed: 105 km/h
Production time: 1931
Production outlet: 28,379
Curb weight: 1180 kg
Special:
- Production slipped by about eight percent to 619,554 cars as the Great Depression continued, but as Ford's output plummeted by nearly two-thirds, Chevrolet reclaimed first place in the American car sales table.
- The engine, Chevrolets first straight-6 since 1915, was developed by the Chevrolet engineering department under the leadership of Ormond E. Hunt and, later, James M. Crawford and used at first in the 1929 AC International Series.
- The nickname of the engine was "Stovebolt Six," which referred to the engine's slotted quarter-inch head bolts.
- The six-cylinder engine had overhead valves, non-pressurized lubrication, a cast-iron block and a fuel pump to feed the updraft carburetor.
- Chevrolet marketed this triumphant return as "A Six for the Price of a Four".
- This 2-door Coupé 5 Window, styling by Harley Earl, has a three-speed manual “Straight-cut” gearbox + reverse, floor shift controls, a Carter RJH08 updraft carburettor, distributor and coil ignition system, oil pressure, amperage, water temperature, fuel level, speedometer and a trip odometer are centered in the dashboard, pull-knobs controls the exterior lamps, choke, spark and throttle, a hand brake, with pistol-grip release, to the right, a rear-mounted 42 liter fuel tank, a 9 inch single plate clutch and rear wheel drive.
- The GM A platform chassis with steel rumble-seat body (by Fisher) has a 108.2 inch wheelbase, a non-glare windshield, standard bumpers, dome light, bowed tie bar carrying the headlights, circular shape with dark colored instruments, semi-reversible worm & sector steering, semi-elliptic leaf spring front and rear suspension with Lovejoy hydraulic dampers, a semi-floating type rear axle, spiral bevel differential, wire wheels with balloon 4 ply tires size 4.75x19, wide hubcaps and mechanical 11½ inch internal expanding drum brakes all round.
- They were produced at the Oakland Assembly (California), at the North Tarrytown Assembly, Tarrytown (New York), at the Flint Assembly, (Michigan), at the Norwood Assembly (Ohio), at the St. Louis Assembly, St. Louis (Missouri), at the Oshawa Assembly (Ontario - Canada), at the Osaka Assembly, Osaka, (Japan), at the General Motors South Africa plant, Port Elizabeth (South Africa), at the GM Argentina plant, Buenos Aires (Argentina) and at the GM Belgium plant, Antwerp (Belgium).
- A smart chrome-plated wire mesh radiator guard (clearly inspired by the Cadillac V-16), sidemounted tires & covers, trunk rack, external rearview mirror, pedestal mirrors, cigar lighter, running board step plates, Artillery type wooden wire wheels, whitewall tires, wind wings on the open cars and rear spare cover.
- The AE Independence Series was available as this 2-door Coupé 5 Window, as 2-door Sport Roadster (24,050 units built), as 4-door Convertible Sedan (5,634 units built), as 4-door Sedan (52,465 units built), as 4-door Special Sedan (109,775 units built), as 4-door Phaeton (852 units built), as 4-door Landau Phaeton DeLuxe (5,634 units built), as 2-door Convertible Sport Cabriolet (23,077 units built), as 2-door Coupé (78,038 units built), as Sport Coupé (66,029 units built), as 2-door Roadster (2,939 units built) and as 2-door Coach (228,316 units built).
Manufacturer: Agusta
Operator: Belgian Armed Forces Air Component, 1st Wing
Type: A109BI helicopter displaying 25th Anniversary livery.
Event/ Location: 2018 RIAT/ RAF Fairford
Manufacturer: Van Doorne's Automobielfabriek N.V. (DAF), Eindhoven – The Netherlands
Type: Daffodil 32FL Coach
Production time: October 1965 - September 1967
Production outlet: 53,674
Engine: 746cc 2 cylinder (in-line) boxer engine OHV (I-head) air-cooled / vacuum overdrive and engine brake
Power: 27 bhp / 4.000 rpm
Torque: 53 Nm / 2.800 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 104 km/h
Curb weight: 690 kg
Wheelbase: 81 inch
Chassis: integral frame with all-steel integral self-supporting A-body
Steering: rack & pinion
Gearbox: continuously variable transmission (CVT) stepless V-belt drive with kickdown / floor shift
Clutch: not applicable (automatic two-stage centrifugal clutch in drum)
Carburettor: Solex 34 PICS
Fuel tank: 33 liter
Electric system: 6 Volts 80 Ah
Ignition system: distributor and coil
Brakes front: hydraulic drums
Brakes rear: hydraulic drums
Suspension front: independent vertical guide tubes, lower transverse leaf springs + telescopic built-in Koni shock absorbers
Suspension rear: independent triangular trailing arm, pendulum axle with in rubber mounted coil springs + hydraulic telescopic Woodhead- Monroe shock absorbers
Rear axle: commute
Differential: V-belt drive MaxiGrip
Wheels: 13 inch disc
Tires: 145-330
Options: fog lamps (front and rear)
* notice the large negative camber of the left rear wheel in this corner ☺☺!
Special:
- The 32 is basically an improved 600/32 with a bigger and more powerful engine and was redesigned by Johan van der Brugghen (W. van den Brink designed it original in 1955).
- The body was re-styled by Giovanni Michelotti.
- DAF was the first car to have a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) system - the innovative DAF Variomatic: a continuously variable gearbox transmission with an automatic two-stage centrifugal clutch in drum (with "het pientere pookje" - "the smart gear stick").
- An interesting feature: putting the car in reverse reversed the entire drive system. This enabled the vehicle, in theory, to reach the same top speed in reverse as forward.
- Advantage: it was the only small, affordable car with automatic transmission.
- Disadvantage: because the car had an unsportsmanlike image, it had often an "image" for the elderly or disabled people.
- The Series 32 was available as this 2-door Coach, as 2-door Panel Van, as 2-door Estate Wagon and as 2-door Pick-Up.
- They were only assembled in Eindhoven - The Netherlands.
Manufacturer: Swift of Coventry Ltd, Cheylesmore, Coventry – UK
Type: P5 10HP 2-3 Seater Convertible
Engine: 1190cc straight-4
Power: 22 bhp
Speed: 89 km/h
Production time: 1929 – 1930
Prduction outlet: unknown
Curb weight: 920 kg
Special:
- This Convertible has a four-speed manual gearbox, magneto ignition, a 23 liter fuel tank and rear wheel drive.
- The tubular steel chassis with steel body has a 88,5 inch wheelbase, Dickey seat, chrome plated ribbon radiator shell, semi-elliptic leaf spring front suspension and drum brakes all around.
- All Swift automobiles were hand-built, so they could not compete with the mass-production methods of Morris, Austin, and Ford, whose similar cars sold for only half the price of Swifts and the factory closed its doors for the last time in April 1931.
- According to the Swift Register, only 212 Swift motor cars of all types are known to survive worldwide (as of September 2010) mostly in the UK but spread as far as South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
- Only a dozen-or-so known P-Types like this automobile seem to exist.
- Besides this Convertible, the P-Types were available as Coupé, as Four-Seater Tourer, as Crusader Saloon, as Paladin Saloon and as Fleetwing Saloon.
Manufacturer:
Operator Airbus Group - Flugmuseum Messerschmitt
• Aircraft Type: Bf(Me)109G-4 "Red Seven" (D-FWME)
• Year of Manufacture: 1950
• Powered by: Daimler Benz 605 A
• Colour Scheme: Luftwaffe “Red Seven”
Event/ Location: 2015 RIAT / RAF Fairford
Manufacturer: Packard Motor Car Company, Detroit, Michigan – USA
Type: Standard Eight Convertible Coupé Series 626 Model 339
Engine: 5243cc straight-8 L-head
Power: 90 bhp / 3.200 rpm
Speed: 115 km/h
Production time: 1929
Production outlet: 26,070 (all Series 626)
Curb weight: 1824 kg
Special:
- Packard established its impressive reputation by producing luxury and performance automobiles.
- This Convertible Coupé has a three-speed manual gearbox, a Packhard carburettor, dry plate disc clutch, a 83 liter fuel tank and rear wheel drive.
- The chassis with close-coupled open steel body on a 126.5 inch wheelbase, has a wood grain dash, rumble seat, golf-bag compartment, standard black fenders, roll-up side windows, crank-out windshield, soft-top with landau irons, worm & sector steering, semi-elliptic leaf spring front and rear suspension, a semi-floating type rear axle, standard five disc wheels with balloon tires size 32x6.00 and mechanical internal expanding drum brakes all around.
- The 626 family came available as this Standard Eight Convertible Coupé, as Standard Eight Sedan, as Standard Eight Coupé, as Speedster Eight Roadster (6306cc straight-8 / 132 bhp), as Speedster Eight Phaeton (6306cc straight-8 / 132 bhp) and as rolling chassis.
- Tan Connelly leather interior, wood-spoke Artillery wheels, metal-spoke wheels, trippe lights, a radiator stone shield, dual covered side-mounted spares with side-view mirrors, whitewall tires, chrome plating on the cowl band and cowl lamps, a chrome mesh grille stone guard, driving lights, a rear trunk rack and two-tone colouring were optional.
One of the few photos I have of the Manufacturers Junction Railway shows SW1 #6 with a few cars just south of Cermak Rd. in June 1991.
Manufacturer: Beechcraft.
Operator: RAF, 45 Reserve Squadron.
Type: B200GT King Air (ZK459).
Event/ Location: 2017 RIAT / RAF Fairford.
Comment: Centenary (in 2016) livery
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi (Under Licence)
Operator: JASDF, 501st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
Type: RF-4J Kai Phantom II (77-6397)
Location: Hyakuri Air Force Base, Japan.
Manufacturer: Société des engrenages Citroën / Automobiles André Citroën SA, Paris - France
Type: B14 Torpédo 4 Places
Engine: 1583cc straight-4
Power: 22 bhp / 2.300 rpm
Speed: 80 km/h
Production time: 1926 - 1928
Production outlet: 119,467
Curb weight: 1030 kg
Special:
- The B14 represented at the October 1926 IAA Paris, as an entirely new model unrelated to its predecessors and fitted with a very lightweight chassis which was subsequently reinforced to make it more rigid.
- This car has a three-speed sliding manual non-synchromesh gearbox + reverse, shaft drive, a Solex sidedraft carburettor, a 25 liter fuel tank and rear wheel drive.
- The chassis with steel body has a 113 inch wheelbase, worm & roller steering, live front axle, single quarter elliptical leaf spring front suspension, twin quarter elliptical leaf spring with shock absorbers rear suspension, beam rear axle, steel disc wheels with 13x45 Michelin Superconfort tires and foot operated drum brakes all around.
- The B14 Series was available as this Torpédo 4 Places, as Conduite Interieure, as Coupé, as Coupé de Ville, as Landaulet, as Normande, as Taxi and as Cabriolet.