Re: Navy Pilot and Lugging

[wmostellar@xxxxxxxx (William E Mostellar)]

Wow Joe - When were you in the Navy and what did you fly?  I just got out
of the Air Force and am waiting on my interview with Delta.

Before the flames begin, I've been wanting to take a survey of this
digest to find out how many pilots there are.  I started driving BMW's
because they are the closest cars I could find to the jets I flew.

To avoid congestion on the digest, please send me an email at
WMostellar@domain.elided if you are a pilot.  I'll publish the numbers.

Rejoice!
Bill & Cecilia Mostellar
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Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 11:10:37 -0700 (PDT)
From: Joe Mazza <jm0045@domain.elided>
Subject: Re: Today's Flame Topic: Why is lugging bad?

I'm not a tech so I can't explain it any better than any other
armchair mechanic.  But having been a Navy pilot for many years, I can
vouch for the fact that lugging (technically called "overboost" in a
big radial engine: too much manifold pressure for too few revs*) was
frowned upon by the manufacturer (Pratt & Whitney) and required an
inspection if admitted to by a pilot, and sometimes an engine change.

*There were manifold pressure limits for corresponding RPM's that you
could not exceeded. (You had to memorize them.)

Joe

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