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Old 10-18-2008, 04:00 AM   #24
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RE: Lehman Idle Speed

I was Power plant officer on P2's in a patrol squadron, for a couple of years , 3350 time!

IF we got 2000hours between change outs we were really happy .

But much of the damage was due to Navy stoopidity (suprise!).

Each and every TO was done at full power , as you would use getting off a 3500ft Nav Fac (a small island) even tho some runways were 8000, or 9000 ft long.2900RPM , 52.5 in of manifild pressure with alchohol and water injection, 5 min max.

Only in the air line did I learn the secret of TO by Da Book with much reduced power settings.

But they sure did sound good at TO.

The best was on Command changes , we would TO as a section , 4 planes going at once.

Of course it was illegal by Navy rules

, BUT the old CO wasn't going to NOT hand over the squadron , just to raz some junior officers,and the new CO had the problem of it" didn't happen on his watch".

Fun for the feeble minded maybe , but great fun indeed.


-- Edited by FF at 06:03, 2008-10-18
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