A question about the exhausts ...

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freedspeak
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A question about the exhausts ...

Post by freedspeak »

I've noticed that on the #2 and #3 engines there appears to be an exhaust port wheras on the #1 and #4 engines there are no such ports. Are these indeed exhaust ports and why none on the outside engines?

I Googled some B-17 pictues which verified what I'm talking about. So where are the exhausts? The smoke on startup seems to eminate from the center rear of the engines.

46th_Terror
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Post by 46th_Terror »

What you are seeing are the 2 exhaust and turbo's for the inboard engines. The outboard engines have these also but thay are not externially visable.

Marlin
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Post by Marlin »

Two and Three are routed on the outside because there has to be room for the landing gear.

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