-=> While breaking out of cloud Jim Sanders boldly told Tony about Re: turbo 
compound 
 JS> TONY,
 JS> In a message dated 12-20-97 you wrote ...
 
 > Hi All,
 > I was reading an airlines mag and it stated that the DC-7 had Turbo
 > compound engines. Looking at my dictionary, it tells me that it was
 > a type of turbo charging. Could anyone elaborate a bit more on
 > this subject? (Ie how was it directed from the exhaust back into the
 > carb and how many?)
 JS> The Turbo compound was a Wright 2 row 18 cylinder engine
 JS> of 3350 cubic inchhes (R-3350).  The compounding was not
 JS> applied to the induction system.. There were 3 turbines
 JS> equally spaced in the exhaust system. Their shafts were
 JS> to the back end of the crankshaft to add extra torque to
 JS> the engine and extra hp output....
Thank you Jim, That clears it up for me just fine. I couldn't 
understand where it induced the extra power...
I do now!
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