For all you guys in Perth drop into the RAAF museum and
take a close look at the R3350 TC engine they have in there.

I bought a book about shipwrecks off the Australian coast
and there was a bit in there about compound steam engines
invented back about 1850 in the UK. They provided 25% more ship
speed with HALF the fuel burn.

No small thing as a 230 HP steam ship engine in those days would
consume 610 kg (1,342 pounds) worth of coal per HOUR steaming at only
10 knots. That severely limited the range and cargo load.

Paul Lamar in Melbourne waiting for our flight to LAX.

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