- Fri Oct 02, 2020 4:30 pm
#93328
Definitely no lead shot in engine starter cartridges!
RAF Chipmunk aircraft has a cartridge starter for their Gypsy Moth engines. It had a repeat facility, with a number of cartridges arranged in a rotary magazine which looked like a giant revolver pistol. First aircraft I ever flew in, fifty years ago.
Another aircraft engine start system was “AVPIN”, albeit for jet engines. It used a highly volatile liquid fuel which didn’t need external oxygen to burn. That fuel produced a lot of gas, enough to spin the engine very fast. Nasty stuff though. I remember seeing Vampire and Hunter aircraft using it to start.
RAF Chipmunk aircraft has a cartridge starter for their Gypsy Moth engines. It had a repeat facility, with a number of cartridges arranged in a rotary magazine which looked like a giant revolver pistol. First aircraft I ever flew in, fifty years ago.
Another aircraft engine start system was “AVPIN”, albeit for jet engines. It used a highly volatile liquid fuel which didn’t need external oxygen to burn. That fuel produced a lot of gas, enough to spin the engine very fast. Nasty stuff though. I remember seeing Vampire and Hunter aircraft using it to start.
Built like a gun... could go BANG!