TBOs and Other Non-Important Items

During the unpleasantness of the '40s I spent many hours behind a Hamilton Standard propeller being twisted around by a Pratt&Whitney R-2800 round engine that delivered 2,000 horsepressure at takeoff power, 63 inches mp x 2,700 rpm. Lots of folks using these engines -- in the F4U, P-47, F6F and C-46...

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