The Institution of Mechanical Engineers web site has among alot of interesting aviation stuff an amazing picture archive of Napier’s history from the Lion in all its various marks, the Gloster racers with the Lion, the Rapier, the Sabre, Dagger, Nomad, Naiad right up to the later turbines and cars, trains and boats, fan blxxdy tastic.
http://picturegallery.imeche.org/AreaIndex.aspx?ViewArea=30
Richard
By: Arabella-Cox - 18th November 2010 at 18:17
[QUOTE=RedRedWine;1665474]Somebody at the IME gets confused …… QUOTE]
The Gloster Napier GVI didn’t win the 1929 Schneider Trophy either, in fact it didn’t even make the cut to enter
By: RedRedWine - 18th November 2010 at 17:36
(By the way, the correct abbreviation for the Institute of Mechanical Engineers is IMechE. :))
The pedant is hoist by his own petard.
By: pagen01 - 18th November 2010 at 17:19
Wow, what a resource, the picture of a Deltic’s engine timing gears being fitted is amazing.
Also these Lincoln test-bed shots, http://picturegallery.imeche.org/ViewLarger.aspx?PID=509&RAID=30
Wouldn’t it be great if most manufacturers could be covered in this way.
By: Creaking Door - 18th November 2010 at 17:13
They’re certainly not camshafts but I’m not convinced that there are any Sea Lion crankshafts in that shot either.
(By the way, the correct abbreviation for the Institute of Mechanical Engineers is IMechE. :))
By: RedRedWine - 18th November 2010 at 16:51
Somebody at the IME gets confused between camshafts and crankshafts (Liverpool Sabre/SeaLion line pic).
By: Arabella-Cox - 18th November 2010 at 16:17
But don’t expect a reply if you use the “purchase enquiry” link under the photos, they seem remarkably reluctant to actually answer these days.
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