X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:12:19 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-iy0-f180.google.com ([209.85.210.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with ESMTPS id 5137959 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:27:20 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.210.180; envelope-from=billhogarty@gmail.com Received: by iahk25 with SMTP id k25so6614813iah.25 for ; Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:26:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.231.29.79 with SMTP id p15mr2120863ibc.16.1317140803804; Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:26:43 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.0.254] (52.sub-75-208-140.myvzw.com. [75.208.140.52]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id t9sm5418858ibq.11.2011.09.27.09.26.42 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:26:43 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [LML] Charging cylinder References: From: Bill Hogarty Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: iPad Mail (8J3) In-Reply-To: X-Original-Message-Id: X-Original-Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:26:40 -0700 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPad Mail 8J3) John Some of the F-86's had gas operated chargers for their guns so that the guns= could be loaded when airborne. I think that they didn't want the planes si= tting on alert to have hot guns. As I recall, the system wasn't too popular= . Looks like you might have a dual function cylinder there. Regards, Bill Hogarty Sent from my iPad On Sep 27, 2011, at 3:23 AM, John Hafen wrote: > Can any of you history buffs / military history guys tell me what this is?= >=20 > Here are some pictures of the mystery cylinder. > Of note is the date stamped on it, '6-43', so=20 > that limits the number of applications. I really > think that this is an aircraft application. >=20 >=20 >=20 > > > > >=20 > -- > For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.htm= l