Re: The Atomic Packard returns
Posted by Guscha On 2011/9/11 12:37:49
Brian, the die is cast. 
Don, Packard as inventor of the flux capacitor would be a new hypothesis. At least one thing both stories have in common: where they're going, they don't need roads!
Ok, here we go. At the beginning I would like to delve into the subject of Packard war effort, feel free to fill in the numerous gaps.
source: flicr.com
Nuclear-free prologue in order to get attuned
Thanks to John (JW), Stephen, Dave (Owen_Dyneto) and Guy (packardguy53) we sometimes talk about how Packard once ruled the airspace. Every once in a while the famous diesel aircraft engines becomes for the House, the liberty engine and of course, the Merlin.
A Liberty engine undergoes testing on a dynamometer. Liberty engines powered the LUSAC-11 on record-setting flights. (Photo courtesy ASCHO)
Did you know that a Merlin consists of around 14,000 parts, at the begin of the war assembled by hand according to Rolls-Royce standards and work methods? [source:http://www.outlawpulling.com/PDF/Packard%20Marine%20Engine.pdf][/i][/size]
Aircraft mechanics attend a demonstration of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine at the Rolls-Royce Ltd. premises at Derby. [US National Archives]
There have always been illustrious names and brands around the epicenter like Rolls-Royce, Mustang and Spitfire. Not to forget the Packard powered airships.
source: flicr.com
And last but not least the truck production has to be mentioned, the navy motorization and finally even tank engines but I did no research on this because this thread looks to the sky activities.
Packard 1 1/2 Ton truck
Photo: From the Eisenhower collection, taken during the 1919 Transcontinental Motor Convoy.
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Don, Packard as inventor of the flux capacitor would be a new hypothesis. At least one thing both stories have in common: where they're going, they don't need roads!
Ok, here we go. At the beginning I would like to delve into the subject of Packard war effort, feel free to fill in the numerous gaps.
source: flicr.comNuclear-free prologue in order to get attuned
Thanks to John (JW), Stephen, Dave (Owen_Dyneto) and Guy (packardguy53) we sometimes talk about how Packard once ruled the airspace. Every once in a while the famous diesel aircraft engines becomes for the House, the liberty engine and of course, the Merlin.
A Liberty engine undergoes testing on a dynamometer. Liberty engines powered the LUSAC-11 on record-setting flights. (Photo courtesy ASCHO)Did you know that a Merlin consists of around 14,000 parts, at the begin of the war assembled by hand according to Rolls-Royce standards and work methods? [source:http://www.outlawpulling.com/PDF/Packard%20Marine%20Engine.pdf][/i][/size]
Aircraft mechanics attend a demonstration of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine at the Rolls-Royce Ltd. premises at Derby. [US National Archives]There have always been illustrious names and brands around the epicenter like Rolls-Royce, Mustang and Spitfire. Not to forget the Packard powered airships.
source: flicr.comAnd last but not least the truck production has to be mentioned, the navy motorization and finally even tank engines but I did no research on this because this thread looks to the sky activities.
Packard 1 1/2 Ton truckPhoto: From the Eisenhower collection, taken during the 1919 Transcontinental Motor Convoy.
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