"Nathan Young" wrote in message
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On Fri, 03 Mar 2006 02:38:22 GMT, "kd5sak"
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"Chief McGee" wrote in message
news:JSMNf.1522$oL.225@attbi_s71...
Recently saw a History channel show about Lindbergh and his job as a
civilian
consultant to the Army Air Corps in WWII. His major accomplishment in the
Pacific was in teaching the P-38 pilots how to get remarkably greater
range
out of the two engines on that twin engine Fighter. Chances are the same
info he taught might have helped extend the range of the 4 engine plane of
which you speak.

I believe this was using a very high MP + a low RPM setting?

Don't remember the details, not being a pilot myself, but remember that the
pilots were taught to use certain engine and fuel settings on peril of
destroying their engines. Lindbergh taught them to use different settings
and supposedly the squadron tried his methods for a period of time on a
single plane, tore down the engines and found they had suffered no excessive
wear. The entire squadron then used his settings and this alllowed
the P-38s a much extended range. I did a little net search after writing the
previous sentence. The URL below gives details on a 30% or better fuel range
resulting from Lindberghs advice.

http://p-38online.com/lindy.html

Harold
KD5SAK