Recip. F/E's rock...

[Typhoon1244]

Does everybody know what a Martin Mars is?

I saw this picture of the cockpit, and I thought to myself, "hmm, looks like no big deal to me. Easy..."

Then I saw this picture...

Jesus!

 

[Vector4fun]

That's nothing, I pity the poor sob that has to someday trace a bad circuit behind that panel....

 

[Kaman]

Hello,
How about the B-36 with "six turning and four burning"? Gives new meaning to the instruction to "head out to aircraft 5081 and clean and gap the plugs". Lets see, 6 engines with 36 cylinders each and 2 plugs per cylinder...YIKES!

 

[mar]

Master Plan

Well at least they designed that airplane with the FE *in mind*.

And why is it so *clean*? Surely that thing doesn't fly...?

 

[Big Duke Six]

Those levers don't MOVE, do they? And what are all those round things?

 

[CDVdriver]

As far as I know there are 3 still airworthy, a couple of years ago they were still used as fire bombers somewhere with BIG lakes and lotsa trees.....
Absolutely amazing to see them T/O...(thanks to Discovery Channel)

 

[Typhoon1244]

Lets see, 6 engines with 36 cylinders each and 2 plugs per cylinder...

432 spark plugs, not counting the ignitors for the turbojets.

Wonder what the minimum number for dispatch was...