Some information from ” Anti-Aircrafy Guns ” by Peter Chamberlain and Terry Gander, published by Arco Publishing Company Inc.1975.

That is very good news, Tom. When it arrives, I’ll be down from Fort Mac to check it out.

Chris

A little info:

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTBR_WWII.htm

I know some will groan, and say, not again, but I watched for the umpteenth time, “Sink the Bismark”
When a flight of Swordfish were about to take off from H.M.S. Ark Royal, for the first time, I noticed that the props on the torpedoes were turning quite freeley.
Was this an error on the film makers part, or did they turn freely whilst in flight, but engage when dropped from the aircraft,

I know some of you lads were in the Royal Navy and may be able to answer a question that’s been bugging me since I saw it.
Jim.

Lincoln .7

Though you said ” propellors “, do you mean the twin props on the rear end of the torpedo, or the arming vanes on the nose-mounted fuse?

Chris

If theres inteligent life there, I wonder if they have better economies, Because theres no inteligent life here and we don’t.

I hope there’s intelligent life there, ’cause there’s ******-all down here!

A mis-quote of Eric Idle’s ” Galaxy Song”. http://youtu.be/buqtdpuZxvk

Chris

It should be noted that this Fairey P.24 powerplant actually consists of two 16 cylinder engines which operated completely independently of each other and drove their own crank and prop shafts, ie they weren’t coupled in any way.
Each unit could therefore be shut down, the idea being plenty of power when needed for take-off, striking etc, and one engine for economical cruising and loitering, it was envisaged for use in the Spearfish and early Type Q (Gannet forerunner).
The basic principle was later resurrected for the Double Mamba gas turbine unit, which Fairey worked very closley with Armstrong Siddeley motors to develop.

I think you mean ” two 8 cylinder engines “.

Chris