From the Wikipedia:
>The Soviet aviation minister Mikhail Khrunichev and aircraft designer A. S. Yakovlev suggested to Premier Joseph Stalin that the USSR buy the conservative but fully developed Nene engines from Rolls-Royce (having been alerted to the fact that the U.K. Labour government wanted to improve post-war UK-Russia foreign relations) for the purpose of copying them in a minimum of time. Stalin is said to have replied, "What fool will sell us his secrets?"
Why would the British government agree to such a sale? The USSR soon developed the MiG-15, one of the most successful and widely used military aircraft in history, using these engines. Could they have been that naive to think the Soviets wouldn't convert them for military use or did they have another motive? For example, would having more intimate knowledge of the engines of their jet aircraft have been worth helping in their development?
Do you know of any instance when someone was able to restart the engine in such a situation?
I thought everyone had this issue and was intended but sometimes when I respawn with a teammate their engines were already on and ready to go, does anyone know why this is happening? It only occurs in RB and SIM ground, thanks!
I've seen films in which a mechanic gives the biplane's propeller a spin while the pilot works some magic in the cockpit. What, precisely, did the pilot do while the propeller was being spun? How did the two acts work together to bring the plane to life? Was there an ignition switch? A choke?
I am looking at buying an M20C with a high time 0-360-A1A. I have someone offering me an IO-360-B1B that was originally on a travel air. Is it practical to install an engine that is slightly different than the original? Where would I go to research this, so that if something like this comes up again I know where to go?
The Germans built some aircraft types in WW2 based on the operational requirement "must not use an engine in demand for other types". Two examples come to mind, the bf-110 and the Hs 129, there may be others. Interestingly, the two examples I mention are both two engine tactical aircraft, designed for roles often filled by single engine aircraft, as though the Germans knew the second rate engines they were going to have to use to fill the requirement were going to be underpowered.
This requirement resulted in some lackluster aircraft. My basic question is why did the Germans not simply ramp up production of the more valuable engines? These requirements seem to have been laid down well before allied strategic bombing was a factor.
It starts Stalin
For the Wikipedia:
>The Soviet aviation minister Mikhail Khrunichev and aircraft designer A. S. Yakovlev suggested to Premier Joseph Stalin that the USSR buy the conservative but fully developed Nene engines from Rolls-Royce (having been alerted to the fact that the U.K. Labour government wanted to improve post-war UK-Russia foreign relations) for the purpose of copying them in a minimum of time. Stalin is said to have replied, "What fool will sell us his secrets?"
Why would the British government agree to such a sale? The USSR soon developed the MiG-15, one of the most successful and widely used military aircraft in history, using these engines. Could they have been that naive to think the Soviets wouldn't convert them for military use or did they have another motive? For example, would having more intimate knowledge of the engines of their jet aircraft have been worth helping in their development?
