Heavy-Weight Multi-Engined Streamliner

[Stan Back]

I can't remember!!!

Does any one remember such a machine that showed up 20-30-40 years ago.  When they unloaded it, it sank into the salt.

[Stainless1]

Stan, was that the Herbert 4 engine one.... its been a while

[Stainless1]

Mid 90s maybe... ran off the end into the mud I think... this one?

[manta22]

Just out of curiosity, has any streamliner run a Rolls-Royce Merlin V12? Rather than run multi-engines, it offers a large displacement and a small frontal area. The air racing guys are doing some neat things with them.

[floydjer]

🤔...Art Arfons had the Anteater 'liner with an Allison V-12.

[kiwi belly tank]

I worked on the Herbert-Steen liner in the early 90's when we updated everything with the 7 speed B&J's, suspension & changed to fuel injection & it never got stuck in the soup at Bonneville.
I do remember Tom Burkland going long one time on a 400+ run & getting stuck down there, that's probably the incident you're thinking of.
  Sid. 

[aircap]

I saw it run in 1998? Left black marks at the starting line.

[manta22]

🤔...Art Arfons had the Anteater 'liner with an Allison V-12.

Yes, true. I always wondered why those huge wheel humps were not faired in to decrease drag. It looked like a NY taxi with both doors open.

[SPARKY]

Downforce???