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One could certainly make a case for that theory
{:>)
Ed
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 12:25 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Ed Anderson's old "ride", off
topic
Do does this mean that
the engine destroying gremlin that rides on your shoulder has been around for a
long time??? :>)
B2
From:
Rotary motors in aircraft
[mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of Ed Anderson
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 11:24
AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Ed Anderson's old
"ride", off topic
In fact, my first ever flight in an
EB-66 was in Southeast Asia. We EWs only
got to "fly" in a simulator at Shaw AFB, SC before deploying to SEA.
On that first "orientation" flight - we did come back on one engine, so the
while the airframe was quite good (and strong - could do a split S in this twin
engine bomber), the engines sucked - but, not all the time
{:>)
Thanks for the link to the history
of the aircraft, Kelly
Sent: Sunday,
March 18, 2012 10:56 AM
Subject:
[FlyRotary] Re: Ed Anderson's old "ride", off
topic
Were you trying to say that the Allison J71
did not give you a warm fuzzy feeling of
confdence??......................<:)
On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 7:50 AM, Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
wrote:
Yes, we envied the Navy guys as the
AD1 had a much more powerful (and reliable) engine than the Air Force
B-66. I remember seeing many EB-66s sitting on the ramp with one or more
engines missing. Wasn't this later called the A3D? As I recall the
Navy guys said it stood for "All 3 Dead" - the SkyWarrior normally had a crew of
3.
We used to joke about having two
engines was good. Two to go out on and one to come home on.
I lost a friend due to those lousy
engines. As was not uncommon, he was returning on one engine at night,
attempted to make a go around and the other engine blew - no time for anyone to
get out. Aways sad to lose a friend, but particularly due to faulty
equipment.
Sent: Sunday,
March 18, 2012 7:12 AM
Subject:
[FlyRotary] Re: Ed Anderson's old "ride", off
topic
The aircraft was
actually developed for the Navy as the AD1 Sky Warrior. Then later mods for the
Air Force as the RB66. I watched many launch and recover from the USS
Forrestal.
Actually, Bill,
being the EW, I flew to the right and back of the pilot in
the E
model - so that was the seat cushion that needed replacing {:>).
The
interesting thing is that when the crap hits the fan, your training
kicks in and you are so busy twisting knobs, making radio calls, listening
to the radar and missile guidance signals to tell what mode they are in
....etc, that you really don't have time to get scared. Its not
until you
get back and down that the reaction kicks in. I guess in
my case, at least,
it was the old - it won't be me they get. I mean
how could you really go
back out day after day unless you believed
that.
But, after returning from that long 11 hour mission (several air
refuelings), I got debriefed, got a bite to eat and hit the Officers club
bar around 1100PM. Had a few drinks, went to the bungalo - slept 45
minutes, woke up wide awake and couldn't go back to sleep for 48
hours. Its
when things get quite that the reflection takes ahold and
you relive the
incident - with enough time to get scared.
Actually,
I have been more scare flying my rotary powered aircraft - because
in a 12
mile guild for example, you've got plenty of time to think
{:>)
Ed
--
Kelly Troyer
Dyke
Delta_"Eventually"
13B_RD1C_EC2_EM2
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