In article .com,
Joe wrote:

If it was not a problem to the engine, then why did they not use
water injection full time? Seems the B-50 used more morden engines as
well, and the B-50 has more than one engine to save yer butt if others
fail.

You may be correct, I heard that second hand from a WWII pilot a very
long time ago and was very intrigued by the process. I'm not an
aviator or mechanic. Regardless.. I want no water passing through my
injectors. Imagine shutting down with a drop of water inside the
injector... shutter...

Joe

All this talk of "Water Injection" during WWII, was for Fighter Aircraft
and Combat Flying, where the only way to win was to Out HosrePower the
opposition, and that required Water Injection into High Preformance
AvGas Fueled Aircraft Engines, like the Rolls/Merlins and Allisons
used in Spitfires, and P51D's. Water Injection gained about 10% increase
in HorsePower with a noticable reduction in Service Life. Engines
Service Lives for these type Engines were in the SUB 1K Hours, and for
every 1 minute of "Water Injection" you would lose around 5 Hours of
Service Life. Water Injection was called "Full Military Boost Power"
and that really meant "Balls to the Wall, No ****, if I don't do it, that
guy is going to Shot my Ass out of the Sky". If you need that kind of
power, for a 1/2 hour Dogfight, your engine was basically JUNK when you
limped Home, BUT you were still ALIVE. Ever wonder why the shipped
replacement engines overseas at a rate of 5:1 to new aircraft. That's
Why.

Now with all that said, this discussion has absolutly NOTHING to do with
Water in Diesel Fuel, in Marine Diesel Engines. Apple's and Banana's...
High Preformance AvGas Fueled Aircraft engines / Diesel Fueled Marine
Diesel engines with mostly Indirect Fuel Injection. Again, Apple's and
Banana's...

Bruce in alaska
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