[AT] Wuz 430V, Now Shotgun Starters

[Chuck Bealke]

The concept was still alive and well - at least on jet engines -when I worked on Uncle's KC-135s in the sixties. They retrofitted the No. 4 engines (J-57) to enable fast starting of the planes without any ground equipment. Used to crack open the cowling and insert a controlled burn gunpowder cartridge about the size of an overgrown coffee can for firing from the cockpit. It saved time in getting ready in a hurry when we were on the SAC alert pad ready for war. Worked slick, and as stated with the Field Marshall, almost never failed to start. Spit out a worthy plume of black smoke as it spun up the engine.

> On Sep 5, 2017, at 2:37 PM, Dean VP <deanvp at att.net> wrote:
> 
> We have a Filed Marsal tractor in this area. I've not seen it fail on the
> first shotgun shell start.
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