[ARC5] Merlin engine

[J. Forster]

Very true. Both the guy that died and the plane that burnt.

-John

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> And while trying to taxi across a snowfield/frozen lake,
> the APU in rear of the fuselage broke loose, set fire to
> its own fuel, and burned the whole effort down.
>
> How utterly sad!
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> ~ 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 ~
> ~ (Since 30 Nov 53) ~
> ~ Oklahoma City, OK ~
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>> Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:23:39 -0700
>> From: jfor at quik.com
>> To: gewhite at crosslink.net; arc5 at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [ARC5] Merlin engine
>>
>> I'm not all all surprised.
>>
>> PBS just reran a Nova show about trying to recover the Kee Bird, a B-29
>> that crashed on the snow north of Thule, post WW II.
>>
>> I think they said the restored engines cost $250K each.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> -John
>>
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>>
>>> That Merlin would probably bring $50,000 today, even in pieces, from
>>> aircraft restorers - to say nothing of the odd pieces you got with the
>>> front end of the Spit. My late wife's first husband flew Merlin-powered
>>> Mustangs in WW II and shot down seven Germans. Later honchoed Cavalier
>>> Aircraft in Sarasota that re-worked Mustangs. He sold his P-51 to an
>>> Italian industrialist for $50,000 in 1970. They are now worth $5
>>> million.
>>>
>>> - Gordon White
>>
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