You turn to speak but you are alone.

You turn to speak but you are alone., a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Lycoming XR-7755

Lycoming XR-7755, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

According to the information I can find on the net, as well as the plaque next to the engine at the Smithsonian the Lycoming XR-7755 is the the largest piston-driven aircraft engine ever produced. But then what about the Kamm Krautter 48 cylinder?

Floating in a Dream

Floating in a Dream, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

SOOC
unedited

Kamm Krautter Airrcraft Engine Plate 3

Kamm Krautter Airrcraft Engine Plate 3, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

6,000 HP
4,000 RPM
Aircooled
48 Cylinders
4 crankshafts

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Kamm Krautter Airrcraft Engine Plate 2

Kamm Krautter Airrcraft Engine Plate 2, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

6,000 HP
4,000 RPM
Aircooled
48 Cylinders
4 crankshafts

Please do not use this image without permission.

Kamm Krautter Airrcraft Engine Plate 1

Kamm Krautter Airrcraft Engine Plate 1, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

6,000 HP
4,000 RPM
Aircooled
48 Cylinders
4 crankshafts

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48 Cylinder aircolled aircraft engine

48 Cylinder aircolled aircraft engine, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

The newspaper clipping info appears in error. Other information I have suggests 6,000 horsepower at 4,000 rpm.

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dual counter rotating props in Kort nozzle

dual counter rotating props in Kort nozzle, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Prototype testing hydrobike on Delaware River

Prototype testing hydrobike on Delaware River, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

An early prototype. I think his first.
Year: 1968.
Location: Delaware River.

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Arial: The Wilkra Company

Arial: The Wilkra Company, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Hydrobike info plate

Hydrobike info plate, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Hydrobike plate 3

Hydrobike plate 3, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Hydrobike plate 2

Hydrobike plate 2, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Hydrobike plate 1

Hydrobike plate 1, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Tinkering

Tinkering, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Snapshot: My grandfather in his shop. Hydrocycle to the right. An engine for it on the test stand to the left.

I think this dates to about the late 1970's. The hydocycle was a personal water craft, that could have competed with the Sea-Doo of the time.

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Nature will audit itself

Nature will audit itself, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Even if you don't want it to.

SOOC unedited

Thirst Aid Station

Thirst Aid Station, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Aruba. Natural Bridge to the right, out of frame.

Looking for shoes

Looking for shoes, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Across the unreasonable age stretches the younger joy.

Across the unreasonable age stretches the younger joy., a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

SOOC
unedited.
E-M5 art mode

Marigold

Marigold, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Port Everglades Panorama

Port Everglades Panorama, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

7 handheld shots combined in Elements, and adjusted a little.

How can the guilty stem the tide?

How can the guilty stem the tide?, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Tell me how you feel. Tell me what's the deal.

Tell me how you feel. Tell me what's the deal., a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

6 images shot thorugh the hotel window using my Olympus TG-810 P&S camera combined in Adobe Elements and a little work done to it with color, contrast, and some blurring of the sides.

I cropped this one's rough edges for the final edit for a more finished look.

Hey flickr! How about a better way to show off our panorama images?

Since the world didn't end yet

Since the world didn't end yet, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

13 portrait shots combined in adobe elements.

The apathetic spare the chaos.

The apathetic spare the chaos., a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

I Painted You a Sea

I Painted You a Sea, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

SOOC
Unedited
1 second long shutter handlheld

Curacao Pano

Curacao Pano, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Handlheld panorama

Cruisin' & Boozin'

Cruisin' & Boozin', a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Blinded by ideals

Blinded by ideals, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Nova Southeastern University. In miniature.

Nova Southerstern University. In miniature., a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Another fake tilt/shift using the OM-D art filters.
SOOC
Unedited

All along I believed

All along I believed, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

SOOC
unesited

A little bubbly

A little bubbly, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

SOOC
Unedited
Shot using one of the OM-D's art modes.

More powerful than ever.

More powerful than ever., a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

SOOC unedoted

the shining heart

the shining heart, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

SOOC, unedited but a simple crop to give it a little better framing and make the horizon closer to level.. One of the art modes was used.

Port Everglades

Port Everglades, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

SOOC unedited
Diorama art-mode for that fake tilt shift look.

I was told this is the world's largest cruise terminal, and can handle 18 cruise ships at one time.

In a blood red sea the old pirates' skulls swim together

In a blood red sea the old pirates' skulls swim together, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

SOOC unedited

Atrium - Caribbean Princess

Atrium - Caribbean Princess, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

The Atrium on the Caribbean Princess cruise ship. This is SOOC, unedited. The setting used was the art mode Diorama in my Olympus EM-5 OM-D.

I thought this environment and image was perfectly suited to the diorama "tilt/shift" fakery mode, when the camera is in portrait orientation. The whole image was in acceptable focus, but with the art mode used the left and right are pleasantly blurred. This generally gives the diorama tilt/shift sense blurring the top and bottom of an image, but since Olympus didn't use the camera's ability to know if it was in portrait or landscape orientation the blur is rotated in portrait mode.

A creative use of a creative mode, I think, to achieve a look that is not what is intended by the art mode, but exactly what I wanted.

CRT? WTF?

CRT? WTF?, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Fast plane - so fast in fact, we were transported back in time. To 1980!

SOOC
Unedited

Stereo Prism

Stereo Prism, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

SOOC
Unedited

Unresolved Indifference

Unresolved Indifference, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

SOOC
Unedited
Olympus OM-D E-M5
Diorama art mode

Sun Spots

Sun Spots, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

SOOC
Unedited

Sun Spots

Sun Spots, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Sunset over a cruise ship

Sunset over a cruise ship, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Unedited

Leaving Reality

Leaving Reality, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Wavy

Wavy, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

The end of the road

The end of the road, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

SOOC Unedited
E-M5 art mde

Sears Ammunition .22 Long

Sears Ammunition .22 Long, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

I'm not sure of the date, but I'd guess 60's or 70's. Sears used to sell everything. It is interesting to note, that the box has no information such as bullet weight.

A Hero's Patina

A Hero's Patina, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

SOOC unedited
E-M5, art mode

Anyone know the car? I can't remember what it was...

Lost in the forest

Lost in the forest, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

SOOC Unedited
Olympus E-M5 Art mode Diorama

Back in My Day

Back in My Day, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.