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6 yr old starts up EC145 at Mankato (KMKT)Air Show
Freak happening, when a 6 year old child managed to start up an EC145 on Saturday, June 27, 2015 (www.startribune.com) और अधिक...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Should have taken up that "child lock" option on purchase. Could also be the next Stringfellow Hawk¿
I remember when I hit the starter switch, the APU had a noticeable loss of rpm's until the 4360 fired off which must have been the current draw on the battery. I was just a kid working my way through college and working at a plant that overhauled C-124's KC-97's KB-50's and a few C-118's which has R-2800's much easier to start. nothing like a big radial aircraft engine, remember the John Wayne movie the High and The Mighty ? that movie got me interested in a career associated with aviation
People tends to forget that medias exist to make money not to inform people
50 or so years ago, I have a A&P mechanic bet me 5 bucks I could not start a Pratt 4360 on a C-124, I did get it started but it took a couple of tries because I over primed the carb the first time. C-124's had a piston engine APU which provided the power to the engine starter so you had to start that first.
Mostly True.... The APU that they had was designed to support the battery... The APU itself could not start the 4360 because of the massive current draw from the starter... THE APU Backed up the battery so that the voltage would not have such a fall off and have detrimental effects on the battery... Where it is true it required the APU to start the engine in most cases (especially in cold weather) the battery could start it on its own, but had to be pretty much started on the first turn, 2nd tries usually required a charge before a 2nd attempt. When the APU's were not available (Broken/Deferred) they would usually use DC Ground Power just as ground power is used to start a Dash 8 and other similar type a/c that are DC based with electric starters.
I don't care what anybody sez, thats funny......
Can he log that time as PIC?
What did you do this weekend Susan? I went to the zoo. Nice
What did you do this weekend Bobby? I went bike riding with my parents. Wonderful
What did you do this weekend Steven? I started up a multimillion dollar turbine helicopter all by myself! Now Steven remember our conversation about exaggeration?
Can he log that time as PIC?
What did you do this weekend Susan? I went to the zoo. Nice
What did you do this weekend Bobby? I went bike riding with my parents. Wonderful
What did you do this weekend Steven? I started up a multimillion dollar turbine helicopter all by myself! Now Steven remember our conversation about exaggeration?