tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post110646242835812556..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: I Have ControlAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-48800658862269187762007-12-24T14:03:00.000+00:002007-12-24T14:03:00.000+00:00Before the denoument, the open cockpit/leather hel...Before the denoument, the open cockpit/leather helmet look prompted me to remember another "control".<BR/>"It is said" that before modern high temp lubes were invented, early biplanes would sometimes use a lubricant doped with castor oil. The blowby from radial piston engines would send a fine mist back towards the open cockpit...you get the rest, and since this prompted some pilots to open the underside of their cockpits also, sometimes the Huns and innocent villagers got the rest, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1109018463600502302005-02-21T20:41:00.000+00:002005-02-21T20:41:00.000+00:00I certainly wouldn't want to stand so close to the...I certainly wouldn't want to stand so close to the prop!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1109000577303962872005-02-21T15:42:00.000+00:002005-02-21T15:42:00.000+00:00But were you taught to keep clear of loose women?But were you taught to keep clear of loose women?Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1108985632524820512005-02-21T11:33:00.000+00:002005-02-21T11:33:00.000+00:00I was always taught from a very early stage in my ...I was always taught from a very early stage in my aviation interest that you should always keep clear of props as "they bite"Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08343464146308441911noreply@blogger.com