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Old 08-03-2020, 12:00 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by Bob Mulry View Post
A long time ago, while on active duty, we all ran 115/145 Purple AV Gas in everything we drove. The price was right. It was the best smelling fuel that I have ever used. Up on the wing filling tanks, that fuel was so volatile it cast a shadow across the wing...

R-3350 Twin Row Radial Engines - 3350CI = 3850HP
Was that version the compound turbo charged engine..?
I know they were put on Connies that made 3350hp...
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