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Re: Ethersville, IA
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 4:31 am
by Tyler
Brendan W wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2017 12:39 am
jacob585 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 11:48 pm
But I do want to say could it possibly be a tbolt with a round horn like the experimental ones federal Enterprises were testing?
Did those even exist?
Federal did do an experiment with round horns. I heard that they made about 7 units that had round horns, but they had many issues with it, so they replaced those horns with square ones and never touched that project again!
Re: Ethersville, IA
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 5:04 am
by Snowcube
That DOES look like a hurricane (at least the siren head does) but the blower is mounted Thunderbolt-style. It's probably just a thunderbolt that looks round because of the low resolution. Then again, didn't the MKI (square horn) have a horizontal-mounted blower? Conveniently, there is no streetview in the area.
Re: Ethersville, IA
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 9:23 pm
by jacob585
Brendan W wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2017 12:39 am
jacob585 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 11:48 pm
But I do want to say could it possibly be a tbolt with a round horn like the experimental ones federal Enterprises were testing?
Did those even exist?
probably rotting in some junkyard some where in a million pices maybe but i think no.
Re: Ethersville, IA
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 9:24 pm
by Chem_Boffin_6589
jacob585 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2017 9:23 pm
Brendan W wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2017 12:39 am
jacob585 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 11:48 pm
But I do want to say could it possibly be a tbolt with a round horn like the experimental ones federal Enterprises were testing?
Did those even exist?
probably rotting in some junkyard some where in a million pices maybe but i think no.
We'd be lucky if one was like that.
Re: Ethersville, IA
Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2017 10:20 pm
by Stormsetter4
This is nothing special. It’s just the shadow and quality of the satellite image that make it appear that way. It’s likely nothing more than your average late 1970’s Series A2 Thunderbolt.
Re: Ethersville, IA
Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 3:09 pm
by Andrew papesh
I can see the confusion of the hurricane. if you take a good look at the shadow go the horn it is a square rather than a circle the other is the blower its not a hurricane blower but a thunderbolt blower and the rotator is a box and not a weird shape so I will say its a thunderbolt
Re: Ethersville, IA
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:12 pm
by Federal 500
I can't see a circle on that horn, and the blower's not mounted like a Hurricane. It's 99% Thunderbolt.