Forum: Tow vehicles, 4x4s, trucks, cars & bikes
10 September 2005, 15:35
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Replies: 243
Views: 35,088
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Forum: Tow vehicles, 4x4s, trucks, cars & bikes
09 September 2005, 16:33
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Replies: 243
Views: 35,088
RR Engines
The story on RR diesel engines is complicated - there have been several parts of the RR company 'family' that have made diesel engines over the years. Variously they were parts of RR Motors, Northern...
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Forum: Tow vehicles, 4x4s, trucks, cars & bikes
09 September 2005, 14:13
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Replies: 243
Views: 35,088
RR Engines
... and just to clear up the other myth. The chickens are thawed out, not frozen. The whole point is to simulate a real bird ingestion event. There is an old (true I believe) story of the railway...
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Forum: Tow vehicles, 4x4s, trucks, cars & bikes
09 September 2005, 14:09
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Replies: 243
Views: 35,088
RR Engines
Its got nothing to do with Ribs, but just to declare an interest - I worked for RR for 33 years, including a period as its Director-Engine Systems. Codprawn has got the facts right I can assure you...
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Forum: Engines & props
12 January 2005, 14:33
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,604
The Westland Gazelle is powered by a Turbomeca...
The Westland Gazelle is powered by a Turbomeca Astazou turboshaft engine (for the uninitiated that's a jet engine with a shaft drive). Jet engine combustion chambers are continuous combustion (no...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
11 January 2005, 19:12
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Replies: 38
Views: 7,879
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
11 January 2005, 18:59
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Replies: 38
Views: 7,879
Plastic Jerry Cans
I suggest you look at the following:-
www.hse-databases.co.uk/lau/lacs/65-9.htm
You will see from this that legally (for a boat as well as a car) you are only allowed to use 5 ltr plastic cans...
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Forum: Upcoming RIB cruises
05 January 2005, 17:40
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,942
16th January
I might be interested in joining you. Do you have any more info on what you might be planning? If I join in, I would be trailing up from Bristol, so some more detail would be useful, including...
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