Mercury Through The Years...

[Dave Strong]

Any idea how many diffrrent versions of the pipes were built?

Dave

[GENE LANHAM]

Jim Harken, Odell, little flat top guy is Charlie Blanchard, and Roy on the end. Others are familiar but can't put a name to them.

-Little flat top guy is Chet--

[Flightplan]

The one in your sig pic? Twin 2.5's? I have the brochure, be tough to scan because its across a 2pg fold out.

Dave

Yes Dave, the twin 2.5 in the sig pic. I would love to see it. Even a cell phone pic of the brochure would be nice. Thanks.

[bernie]

-Little flat top guy is Chet--

Yep - you're right. This photo would have been before Charlie's time - he arrived around 1969 in FDL working for Billy Steele ("The Freckled Pretzel!) Charlie only was there a few years, , didn't hit it off with Steele. Charlie had a 428 Mustang - made the mistake of passing E.C. one day out on 41 at excess MPH. E.C. knew the car, and read C.B. the riot act, Charlie ended up in the Merc construction dept. then quit and went back to Pensacola. We remained friends over the years - he passed a year ago.

[FUJIMO]

Elmer built a prototype, outboard motor powered, commuter helicopter in the 50's. Was never produced. Photo courtesy of Freddie.

[FUJIMO]

Developed for the U.S. Department of Defense. OptiMax 3.0 Litre Diesel Outboards...

[FUJIMO]

[GENE LANHAM]

Yep - you're right. This photo would have been before Charlie's time - he arrived around 1969 in FDL working for Billy Steele ("The Freckled Pretzel!) .

'Little known fact' (Trivia?) Billy won the Gold Coast---1953

[Dave Strong]

I see you won in 1968.

Dave

[jackiewilson]

Elmer built a prototype, outboard motor powered, commuter helicopter in the 50's. Was never produced. Photo courtesy of Freddie.

. Now that is a neat piece of kit----years ahead of its time-----where's the tail rotor?

[Dave Strong]

. Now that is a neat piece of kit----years ahead of its time-----where's the tail rotor?

Its there just straight up and down, has the yellow paint like the main rotor on the leading edge.

Dave

[FUJIMO]

1939 Sea King 1.5 horsepower one cylinder 2 cycle outboard manufactured by Thor for Montgomery Ward.

[FUJIMO]

[FUJIMO]

[FUJIMO]

...The Cedarburg Plant...