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Not only was it a screw propeller, it was two screw propellers, each one driven by the rear track sprocket on that side. Apparently the props were steerable by the driver and there was also a rudder operated by the commander. Speed was supposed to be around 4 knots. I suppose you could also...

That 'only 240 HP' comment made me smile: that's a lot more than the Piper and Aeronca ambulance variants had...

This is one of those things where it's more a question of your faith in physics than your insanity. Yes, an extra seat for the pilot's personal valuables would still have to be installed, but mostly because it's got to be unnerving to be in the pilot seat with a wonderful view down at the ice...

Yes, the Duplex Drive Shermans are better known, but then there were probably a lot more than 60 of them in the battle. Their 'watery deathtrap' quality may have had something to do with their fame as well. Does anybody know if the BARVs used the same duplex drive system as the normal...

I went the next level of paranoia and the batteries live in the nice, warm garage next to the house and get rotated weekly onto the Battery Tender for top up. It makes the MEP-002A that much perkier to start when it's really cold, although sweeping the snow off the battery mounts and hooking up...

Wikipedia provides some background: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_armoured_recovery_vehicle

The 701A is the same set as the MEP-016B. Unfortunately, I can't find a rated output for the charging stator in any of the TMs I have. It's single phase and little. As it used a 4HN battery and has a 7.5 amp DC circuit breaker, I'd guess that anything you can cook up for the MEP-002/003...

The biggest changes I've seen in motorcycle regulators in recent years is the adoption of MOSFETs in place of the older SCRs. The documentation and I've seen suggests that the MOSFETs allow much finer control of current flow and shunt a lot less of the usable power to ground in the normal...

This failure mode is familiar to me. I've seen other gear-drive cam engines develop issues from the drive-end bearing going large. Usually the dissimilar materials in the cam drive result in stripped cam gear teeth as the cam gear walks out of accurate mesh with the crank gear. On a longer...

I was just thinking that this would make a great 'combat camper' for me, too. I think you'd find that it has no lack of takers if you decide to offer it for sale.

The third reich's expertise at media and image management was cutting edge. They didn't need TV, but if it had been available they would have used it mercelessly as well. They had Leni Riefenstahl making compelling propaganda movies, Hitler's amazing speechifying in front of cheering crowds on...

I've read Speer's memoir, which I found fascinating. He spent a long time in Spandau thinking about why the entire civilized world had decided he needed to spend a long time in Spandau. I think he was probably the only one in the inner circle who was both smart enough and introspective enough...

Yep, here in VA the last edition is still the law of the land, for instance. It mattered when I was doing some exterior wiring last year.

I concur. If you know your code inspector is probably going to give you grief, wire it to code (so you're actually safe and don't have to lie to your insurance company) but set it up as a 'portable' or 'temporary' installation. Casters and a twist-lock would seem sufficient. If it's an 002...

Yeah, I'd never realized just how...intense Goering's tendencies were until I saw color footage of him in his custom-designed sky-blue uniform. Carefully manicured nails are no surprise at all. Interestingly, he was apparently a pretty good pursuit pilot in WWI, which means he both outranked...

Just to repeat the point - the body is the unique part of this truck. The driveline is bog-standard M37. Driveline parts are easy and cheap to find, as a lot of M37s were made and many of the survivors have body rot or frame damage but good driveline parts. Yes, you can do a repower on the...

Ah, the Delta Dagger - also known as 'how to keep Convair in business for another five years...' Airborne RC target was about the most useful thing that airplane ever did.

Yes, I discovered the low fuel switch and cutoff solenoid issue myself with my first MEP-701A. In my case, it was even weirder - I had intermittent running that sounded like bad ignition on a spark ignition engine. I could see the cutoff solenoid cycling randomly and assumed I had a wiring...

Finally copied pics off of my phone:

I wouldn't do a flush-and-pray if you can avoid it. GAAs aren't all that rare, but they're not free or current production, either. You're taking a risk if you do a detergent flush on an engine - you can trash bearings either through insufficient lubricity or because the detergent broke a bunch...