Speaking of who borrowed ideas from where, there's a little aircraft museum at Teterboro Airport here in north Jersey, including a Korean war helicopter like you've seen ferrying the wounded on M*A*S*H. The engine is a flat six, placed vertically, and looks a LOT like a Corvair engine. I had a 64 Corvair, 110hp, 4-speed, that I liked a lot. This was before I discovered changing my own oil and other secrets of the inner circle, so I didn't spend much time under the hood. I do remember the incredible difference between the car's handling when I bought it, with 22psi in the tires front and rear, and the handling from day 2 on, with 24psi front and 36 psi rear. If Ralph Nader had known how to use a tire pump, he would never have gotten his start. B. Wm Kennedy kennedy@admin.njit.edu
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