Gents.
Sometimes it looks like the data does show up them selves.
Problem is to select the right data.
This was probably wrong, post of Ed Kazmirski Taurus, because we already did see another date before.
ORIGINAL: pimmnz
Won't be a K&B, too early for that. It's Ed and his Orion, of course, probably a Veco .35/45 and it looks like one of the Orions he took to the 1960 worlds.
Evan.
Now I also do have the double check information, so this is the official date in my "Taurus Construction and Flying Schedule" for the engine for the Oldest Taurus on Earth and the Orion, and of course it fits.
Torpedo 0.45 RC (see picture 2)
Date 1959
0.446 glow engine with barrel throttle and exhaust butterfly valve
When I read all the problems with the ball bearings these days than its clear the reliability is unlimited (vertical) of the K & B 45 with the ball-less bearing. I think the difference with the VECO 45 RC is for the bearing of the crankshaft about 23 components!
Picture 3 part of the HIGH RES image of the K & B engine of the "Oldest Taurus on the Earth".
Oh BTW today it is 40 years ago the voyage did start for the "Oldest Walk on the Moon".
Cees