https://www.posetteforever.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=3008&p=37635#p37635
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leahman
Wednesday, 28 November 2007, 08:52 AM

Vespa Origins
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I read an article, that said that the motor   'for the Vespa
was actually the  little gas motor that started 
the ME-262 German Jet fighter  of WWII.

While modern jets have a power truck come up  along side
and start electrically, the ME-262 had a small gas powered motor to start the jet engines.

Okay,  it's wild to  even think   that on a jet fighter  to begin to crank it
you actually had  -a kick starter...  ?

 :roll:     :uuh:     :snooty:     :sad:     :eh: