Posted by Doc Dave on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at 9:12PM :
In Reply to: Grumman F6F Hellcat posted by Russ/Wyo on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at 5:59PM :
If anybody travels to the Washington, D.C. area, the Smithsonian air and space museum, and especially the new second museum site, the Smithsonian Udvar-Hazy, near Dulles airport, are both amazing.
At the new one they have a whole area full of radial and other aircraft engines. It is stunning to look at how complex the bigger ones are moving parts wise, compared to a modern jet.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/museum/udvarhazy/