DSK wrote:

Nav wrote:

Skill at the lever. I love it. Don't you know the main engine valve
train was steam operated?


You don't have a clue.

The main engine pilot valves were controlled by a lever which determined
the timing. The position of the lever controlled the duration & timing
of steam admitted to the cylinders and could be set from full power
ahead to full power astern. This was a standard set-up on recip steam
engines.



No, it's you that is full of it. The valve gear was so massive it could
not be moved by hand. Hence my pointing out the steam servo system.

Cheers