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A Cornish engine house in the St Agnes area, Cornwall. Seen from Quay Road, Trevaunance Cove.
June 1988.
Engine 173's 1995 KME (EX-Pipeline 52, EX-Deluge 14) in house at Engine 73 awaiting its next assignment.
1460cc KAD twin cam 16v engine - produced by KAD for our Japanese customer - producing 185bhp at 8750, 121ftlb of torque at 6500 with a max rpm of 9000. running on Omex ECU and Jenvey fuel injection. All siting on top of a 4 speed dog gearbox with a tran-x LSD
The engine run bay at Exeter International Airport.
Unlike automobile engines, aircraft engines are often operated at high power settings for extended periods of time. In general, the engine runs at maximum power for a few minutes during taking off, then power is slightly reduced for climb, and then spends the majority of its time at a cruise setting—typically 65 percent to 75 percent of full power. In contrast, an automobile engine might spend 20 percent of its time at 65 percent power while accelerating, followed by 80 percent of its time at 20 percent power while cruising.
The power of an internal combustion reciprocating or turbine aircraft engine is rated in units of power delivered to the propeller (typically horsepower) which is torque multiplied by crankshaft revolutions per minute (RPM). The propeller converts the engine power to thrust horsepower or thp in which the thrust is a function of the blade pitch of the propeller relative to the velocity of the aircraft. Jet engines are rated in terms of thrust, usually the maximum amount achieved during takeoff.
The design of aircraft engines tends to favor reliability over performance. Long engine operation times and high power settings, combined with the requirement for high-reliability means that engines must be constructed to support this type of operation with ease. Aircraft engines tend to use the simplest parts possible and include two sets of anything needed for reliability. Independence of function lessens the likelihood of a single malfunction causing an entire engine to fail. For example, reciprocating engines have two independent magneto ignition systems, and the engine's mechanical engine-driven fuel pump is always backed-up by an electric pump.
Aircraft spend the vast majority of their time travelling at high speed. This allows an aircraft engine to be air cooled, as opposed to requiring a radiator. With the absence of a radiator, aircraft engines can boast lower weight and less complexity. The amount of air flow an engine receives is usually carefully designed according to expected speed and altitude of the aircraft in order to maintain the engine at the optimal temperature.
Aircraft operate at higher altitudes where the air is less dense than at ground level. As engines need oxygen to burn fuel, a forced induction system such as turbocharger or supercharger is especially appropriate for aircraft use. This does bring along the usual drawbacks of additional cost, weight and complexity.
Liberation day, in Jersey 9th May 2017, the Pallot steam museum invited the 2cv club to come and sow their cars off, would have been rude not to turn up and have a look around too.
In the Channel Island the 9 May is a bank holiday, people celebrate the fact that the Island were then freed from the German Nazi occupation.
Kawasaki C-1 serial 28-1002 assigned to 402nd Tactical Airlift Squadron at Iruma AB, Japan, during the 2018 Iruma Airshow
After passing through the siding at Adeline while an eastbound train held the main, westbound IC&E manifest MCCNA passes the block signal and crosses a gravel country road a couple miles to the west of the siding.
The steam in the background is from the Byron nuclear plant some 20 miles to the east.
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This is a Man Tgm water tender ladder the body work is from John Dennis coach builders and its baths 1st away main fire engine here is the info about this pump from Avon,s fleet list
WrL 12 Papa 1 MAN TG-M 15.280 PolyBilt JDC WX58 PDV 2008 F/16/08
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Engine 173's 1995 KME (EX-Pipeline 52, EX-Deluge 14) in house at Engine 73 awaiting its next assignment.
This is part of a tank that sits just in front of the driver's cab on the Fowler 0-6-0 steam engine that can be found outside Erwood Station Arts Centre.
I'm not sure what it does, and a quick Google search shows many similar engines without this feature. Most curious.
For myself, I just love the texture in this shot. It'll make a great wallpaper, especially if you put your desktop icons on the left of your screen.
This fantastic album of photos is compiled from shots taken by Joan and Huw Thomas at an Engine gig at The Woughton Centre in Milton Keynes on 21/04/1989. The pictures truly capture the essence of an excellent Engine live performance.
(Many thanks to Joan and Huw Thomas, and to Simon Berry at Engine's Facebook website, for these pictures, which can also be viewed individually at the Facebook site).
Links:
Engine on Facebook - www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33090417824
The Woughton Centre, Milton Keynes - www.woughtoncentre.co.uk/
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Engine 134's 1991 Seagrave (EX-Engine 180, EX-Engine 45) being staffed by off duty members to cover Squrt 43 during a deadly 5 Alarm Fire