[WWI] A bit of technical question concerning WWI aircraft engineoperation

[Gabriel Limon]

Yes the French used the oil of ground up beavers as a lubricant.  Ask Diego, 
it must be in the
Encyclopedia Fernettica somewhere.

Gabe


>From: "Collins, Graham" <CollinG at navcanada.ca>
>Reply-To: World War I Modeling Mailing List <wwi at wwi-models.org>
>To: "World War I Modeling Mailing List" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
>Subject: [WWI] A bit of technical question concerning WWI aircraft 
>engineoperation
>Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:02:35 -0400
>
>It is generally well known that around the time of WWI that Castor oil
>was used for lubrication in the rotary engines (and presumably some
>other types) or the period.
>
>I have found a very small and unsubstantiated reference to the use of
>Olive oil as a substitute for Castor oil during this same time period
>when Castor oil was not available. I have been unsuccessful in several
>searches of the net to find any other reference.
>
>Anyone here have any knowledge or reference to this?
>
>Thanks, Graham in Embrun near Ottawa Canada.
>
>
>As an aside, for those that don't speak French, castor is French for
>beaver. I have often wondered if there is any linguistic connection?
>
>The Castor (Beaver) river runs through Embrun here in cloudy, cool and
>threatening to rain Eastern Ontario
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