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Taken at Shoreham during the Eastbourne Air Show (Airbourne). Never seen one of these before so two was a treat.





Peter Teichman's Kittyhawk in its new paint job.



Another rare visitor.

Thanks for taking us along Doug...wonderful set...

Very nice taked pictures...........love all that planes. The Piaggio is a very beautifull plane to fly with........and sounds majestic...........

Nice fotos............thank you for let us see..........

Regards

Bruno

Well done, Doug. The first two caught my eye because of how far those engines stick out in front of the wings. It seems like vibration would be a worse problem with a design like that?

Thanks for the comments.

Steve M wrote:Well done, Doug. The first two caught my eye because of how far those engines stick out in front of the wings. It seems like vibration would be a worse problem with a design like that?

Interesting Steve. I think that's a characteristic of most muti-engined types with inline engines as opposed to radials. It looks more marked due to the narrow profile of the cowlings. The Renault 12S 02-201 power plant is an inverted Vee 12-cylinder engine (a similar arrangement to the Rolls-Royce Merlin). It might look odd if you're used to radial powered types. I can think of several twins with a similar configuration, like the DH Mosquito & DH Dove. I don't recall any reported vibration problems.

No further forward than the Allisons on a P-38, just smaller and tightly cowled...

Saw their pairs display at Eastbourne. Quite good for a large aeroplane.

I've rethought that after your replies, yeah it's the more strealined slim look that that gives the engines a fragile feeling to me. One of the most common single engine planes that I can relate to is the P-50/ P-51 because I have seen them close up. The power plant hangs out beyond the pilot and the wings quite a distance. But the nacelle has more meat to it..
Edit: maybe I should have said cowling and not nacelle.