The Second Southwest Regional Hot Air Meet, 2005
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The Second Southwest Regional Hot Air Meet, 2005
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John and Gloria Melotz watch over John's delightful
display of hot air engines.
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| John's minuscule one-eighth scale Bremen along with
the real item, the only known Bremen walking beam engine known to exist.
I did not know how rare the original engine was until I got back home. For that reason, I'm glad I took several pictures of it; however, had I known it was one-of-a-kind, I'd have taken even more. Brad Smith offers a scale model Bremen walking beam pumping engine casting set. He took all his measurements off this particular unit. Modeltec magazine published Mr. Smith's outstanding Bremen walking beam construction series in their May 1996 through April 1997 issues. |
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| John's "Air Pull" tractor pulls an authentic scale
model hay rack around the stubble field.
When I asked if this was built according to Rudy Kouhoupt's plans, John replied, "Only the engine." Originally, he intended for it to be powered by steam. But, after finishing the chassis he decided to run it on hot air.
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A beautiful full-scale Bremen silently doing its job.
Note the difference between this one and the walking beam model, above. The displacer is actuated by a pair of very long slender rods. Look carefully at the enlarged picture and you can see them. In its day, Bremen was the third largest manufacturer of hot air pumping engines in the US, however, relatively few of them have survived. One like this is a real prize, for sure! |
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