Engine Swap

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 06/15/2016 at 18:42 • Filed to: planelopnik

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RNZAF mechanics maneuver an Allison V-12 engine for a P-40 Kittyhawk somewhere in the Pacific Theater. That engine weighs about 1,400 pounds (or about 100 stone, if you’d rather).

Cé hé sin > ttyymmnn 06/15/2016 at 18:55

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“That engine weighs about 1,400 pounds (or about 100 stone, if you’d rather”

Back in the day, people would have said “about 12 cwt”

Cwt? Hundredweight. Eight stone or 112 lbs.

lone_liberal > ttyymmnn 06/15/2016 at 18:57

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And I thought I had it tough wrenching on my old Torino in a gravel driveway when I was a kid. That’s next level.

Jcarr > ttyymmnn 06/15/2016 at 19:01

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Was Kittyhawk the RNZ designation? Never heard that one before.

ttyymmnn > Jcarr 06/15/2016 at 19:04

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The Commonwealth forces called them Tomahawk for the B and C models, and Kittyhawk for all the later ones. The RNZAF only had the E, K, L, and M models, so I went with Kittyhawk.

http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/khawk.html

/I knew somebody would ask :D

Die-Trying > ttyymmnn 06/15/2016 at 19:20

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AND shoving that engine hoist around in the sandy dirt.

lazy bum in the back with his hands in his pockets.............

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Die-Trying 06/15/2016 at 19:23

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And you damn well better salute him, soldier!

Jcarr > ttyymmnn 06/15/2016 at 19:29

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Happy to be that somebody!

ttyymmnn > Die-Trying 06/15/2016 at 19:35

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Probably an officer.

Die-Trying > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 06/15/2016 at 22:29

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yeah,........ i got a wonderfully witty reply. but some things are just better left unsaid.

dunno about saluting, but.... hes got my respect.

Nauraushaun > ttyymmnn 06/16/2016 at 06:07

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(or about 100 stone, if you’d rather)

Who in their right mind would rather that?

ttyymmnn > Nauraushaun 06/16/2016 at 08:36

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Kiwis. I watch international rugby, and the NZ players’ weights are always given in stone. As if kilos weren’t hard enough for me already.

Nauraushaun > ttyymmnn 06/16/2016 at 08:53

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Jesus. What do people have against metric!? The kiwis should know better.