Whoa! What's that you say, "Lotsa Gas"? No I believe you got the name
right the first time.

Bob Swinney


"Boris Beizer" wrote in message
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"Håken Hveem" wrote in message
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What is a kaupfmann starter?

It is a compressed gas starter. A shell .. looks like a shotgun shell..
is
fired which provides the compressed gas that is used to turn the engine
over. It was, I believe, used as an emergency starting method for older
radial engines. I only know that it is called a "Coffman Starter" from
the
original Flight of the Phoenix movie, and from the book by Elleston
Trevor.
I had the spelling wrong. Not a "Kaufman" or "Kaupfmann" starter, but a
"Coffman Starter."

Boris

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