All polished up and ready to go! @sandersaeronautics just finished a little spruce up of my smoke generators for the 2020 season. I can’t wait to try them out! Thanks to @edseguin for coordinating this and dropping them off.
The jet engine in the Mig-17 is a Klimov VK-1, and it was also used in the Mig-15. The VK-1 is a “centrifugal compressor” engine, which increases the pressure of the air by spinning it outward. This is different from modern “axial compressor” engines that increase the pressure in stages along the axis of the engine. The VK-1 was based on the Rolls Royce Nene engine, which the British had sold to the Russians before the Cold War began in earnest. The centrifugal compressor feeds air in to the nine combustion chambers, generating about 6,000 pounds of thrust.
The process of removing the tail is much more involved than I would have thought, and I really feel for the maintainers that had to do this outdoors in less than favorable weather conditions.
Thanks to @rv4incma and @rv3.flyr for their help. And thanks to @a_afsha for the cool picture of the Mig-17 at night with the engine all lit up!
Passing by the crowd with the air brakes open. Shot from the control tower by @kngsfn77 at the 2019 @wingsovercma Airshow. The Wings Over Camarillo annual Air Show/Car Show/Festival is held the third weekend of August at Camarillo Airport in Camarillo, California.
Peek-a-boo! A view out the rear view mirror of the Mig-17 looking back at the tail. The mirror is located on top of the canopy.
The battery for the Mig-17 sits in a drop-down carriage and is nestled between a 37mm cannon and two 23mm cannons. You can see that the 37mm cannon has been disabled by cutting in to the receiver. Thanks to @yak_3m_cafsocal, @zachatacc and @planesoffame.
