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No Austin 7s but a Fascinating Story. - Tony Press - 28-03-2020
Not Much of an Engineer !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX130uh9PZM&feature=youtu.be
RE: No Austin 7s but a Fascinating Story. - Bob Culver - 28-03-2020
Thanks Tony. A wonderful story, wonderfully told.
From what I have read the not unrefined fuel inj German engines of larger capacity were handicapped, from the Battle of Britain to the end, by fuel of considerably reduced octane rating, which limited the supercharger pressure they could utilise.
RE: No Austin 7s but a Fascinating Story. - Nick Salmon - 28-03-2020
Excellent! Thanks for posting it Tony. I love the fact that to 'get things done' all it took was a phone call or a dinner with the right person. Goodness knows, we could do with a bit of that right now...
I found it doubly interesting because only a couple of weeks ago I was fortunate enough to attend a lecture by Ian Whittle, the son of Sir Frank Whittle. He was talking about the development of the jet engine as done by his father, as well as many other engineers around the world, and he told us how important Hooker had been to the success of Sir Frank's design.
RE: No Austin 7s but a Fascinating Story. - AustinWood - 28-03-2020
I can thoroughly recommend Stanley Hooker's autobiography "Not Much of an Engineer". Available on Kindle.
RE: No Austin 7s but a Fascinating Story. - Julian Hunt - 28-03-2020
Stanley Hooker's autobiography "Not Much of an Engineer" is a very good read. Beaten to the gun.
RE: No Austin 7s but a Fascinating Story. - Dave Mann - 28-03-2020
One of the few books I couldn't put down.
RE: No Austin 7s but a Fascinating Story. - AustinWood - 28-03-2020
Another is Neville Shute's "Slide Rule".