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NW Washington | Some early British jet fighter planes used a shotgun staring arrangement to get the engine started but the cartridge was bigger than a shotgun . I think the Canberras/B-57s that the US AF borrowed from the UK had that kind of starter. Here is a Wikipedia on the various lash up that have been used to start airplane engines over the years, both piston and jet engines.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_engine_starting
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra
To manually crank some of the Lanz Bulldogs you had to take the steering wheel off and use it to turn over the ending. | |
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A shotgun shell to start a tractor?
