Thread: B-29 & P-51
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Old 07-22-2016, 05:25 PM
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Default Re: B-29 & P-51

[quote=SS427]I was always told especially on radial engines that if you do not see oil dripping out of them you have a problem.

yep -- it was out of oil. An old Pratt joke was the engine did NOT leak oil ... it was just marking it's spot. TAZ

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