Re: Packard PT Boat Engine

Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2010/12/1 22:28:42

Just a quick note, mr. V8. My name isn't Rusty.

(edit: Thanks Mr. V8 )

Thought this would be an appropriate place to list some Packard records, including marine, automotive, and aeronautic. (Many thanks to Packards International for permission to post this.)


RECORDS WITH PACKARD MOTORS - FOR THE DEVELOPEMENT YEARS

1917 (Speedway record) W. A. Rader, one, two, three, four, five and ten miles at 125.43, 124.56, 124.7, 124.44, 123.7 m.p.h.
1917 (Speedway record) fifteen, twenty, twenty-five miles--110.4, 110.7, and 110.5 m.p.h.
1919 Ralph DePalma, Packard "905," one mile, 149.8 m.p.h.
1919 Ralph DePalma in "905" (records still stood in 1927), 10 miles at 144.40 m.p.h., 15 miles at 132.1 m.p.h., 20 miles at 134.85 m.p.h.
1920 Lieutenant Mosley, Verville-Packard speed plane, 178 m.p.h., winning Pulitzer race. Record for all speeds made by any human being from one to thirty miles.
1921 Major Shroeder, in Packard-designed and Packard-built LaPere plane with Packard-built Liberty engine made new world's altitude record of 34,509 feet.
1922 Motor for Navy's airship, "Shenandoah," motor endurance record, 300 hours. In same run, economy record for any gasoline motor of 0.45 pounds per brake horsepower. 1922-23 Col. J. G. Vincent, "Packard Chris Craft," records for new type Gold Cup racing boats.
1923 Corn. Harry B. Greening, "Rainbow III," new record for boats of any type, 1064 miles in 24 hours.
1924 Navy Seaplane PN-9, endurance record for seaplanes, 28 hours 35 minutes 27 seconds.
1925 Navy Seaplane PN-9, No. 2, distance record for seaplanes, 1841 statute miles.
1925 Army Huff-Daland plane, speed record for single-motored bombing plane, 130 m.p.h.
1925 Col. J. G. Vincent, "Nuisance," new record for Gold Cup boats, 49.1 m.p.h.
1925 Col. J. G. Vincent, "Packard Chris Craft II," 150 miles at 55.65 m.p.h. (Record for boats of any type at this distance.)
1925 Caleb Bragg, "Baby Bootlegger," won Gold Cup race.
1926 Victor Kleisrath, "Rowdy," six miles at 64.7 m.p.h. (Record for displacement boats, any type, one to six miles inclusive.)
1926 Lieut. G. T. Cuddihy, Boeing-Packard combat plane, 120 miles at 180.495 m.p.h. over closed course.
1926 George Townsend's "Greenwich Folly" won Gold Cup.
1927 Horace Dodge's "Miss Syndicate" won Sweepstakes and President Cup races.
1927 Horace Dodge's "Solar Plexus" won Dodge Memorial Trophy race.
1927 George Townsend's "Greenwich Folly" won Gold Cup race (second consecutive victory with same Packard motor).
1927 Lieuts. B. J. Connell and H. C. Rodd, PN-10 seaplane, two Packard 600 horsepower motors--seven world and 20 American records for duration, distance, altitude and speed with specified useful loads.


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BELLANCA MONOPLANE PACKARD DIESEL ENGINE, WALTER E. LEES-PILOT, FRED BROSSY-CO-PILOT. RECORD FOR NON-REFUELING OF SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT STILL STANDS. MAY 26 TO MAY 28, 1931. 84 HOURS AND 32 MINUTES


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The Packard record stood until 1986 when the Voyager flew for 216 hours, 3 minutes, 44 seconds. Powered with two engines by Teledyne, the main pusher engine was liquid cooled, used for 216 hours, while the puller air-cooled engine was used for 71 hours. Designer Burt Rutan, co-pilot Jeana Yeager and pilot Dick Rutan. Does this mean Packard still holds the record for single engine equipped aircraft? Yes!


PACKARDS INTERNATIONAL MOTOR CAR CLUB-UNPUBLISHED WORK


Not a bad record, eh? Kind of makes you proud to be a Packard enthusiast.