[TR] [6pack] Carbon on top of pistons - engine experts please help!

[MMoore8425 at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/6/2008 11:08:59 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
tr3driver at ca.rr.com writes:

So did  some aircraft.  There was also an add-on water injection  system
available from Edelbrock in the 70s, to help high compression car  engines
run on lower octane fuel.  



One of my friends years ago was a flight engineer for AA. That was when  they 
had the "Flagship Planes". The DC6 co-pilots job was to stick a small  
American flag outside and above his window both on landing and takeoff. 
The paying public was always to see an American flag flying over the  DC6 
when it arrived and  departed the gate.
My friend was involved in water injection experiments AA were  doing to get 
more power from the airplane-I imagine to compete with  TWA's Constellation.
One morning they were taking off  to take the very first  flight test data. 
Fortunately,they were flying from  a little used  field (except for 
maintenance).
The plan was to take off, and he was to, on command, start adding  increasing 
amounts of water injection into all four engines. Something bad  happened, 
and as they were climbing out, there was a huge misunderstanding and  he added 
full water injection into all four engines, all of which immediately  stopped!  
 
The co-pilot yelled  to the pilot  "What do you want to do  now chief?"
   
The very busy pilot yelled back "Break out the flag, we're about to  land!"
 
(My friend said the pilot declared a "Mayday", made a very  tight 180 and 
landed downwind on the runway, No damage, no  injuries.)
 
Mike Moore 



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