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Re: [OM] IMG: 1929 Gulf Hawk Seen in 1972

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: 1929 Gulf Hawk Seen in 1972
From: Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:40:05 -0600
>
> As a follow-up to Chris Barker's comments about relief tubes, this one
> shows the simplicity of the systems in use in the early years.  The small
> funnel normally found beneath the pilot's seat is attached to a tube which
> terminates in the throat of the venturi which can be seen beneath the
> fuselage, directly under the cockpit.  In flight, this arrangement
> guarantees that flow from the funnel is always in the proper direction. ;-)
>

Not quite. The problem with this system was freeze up.

AG
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