On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:53:40 -0500, "Morgans"
wrote:


"Skywise" wrote

Now, I'm on a Harley with helmet and earplugs and I still
heard this thing coming up behind me.

I can only image what those on the receiving end of a strafing
run must have felt when they heard the howl of that plane
bearing down upon them.

Don't forget that what you heard was a good bit more mild, than when they were
doing that in "the big war."

Then, they had real 140 octane gas, ran the supercharger at a lot higher
settings, and didn't care if they burned out the engine frequently. Another was
waiting to be put in, any time it was needed.

I would really love to hear a maximum boost and high RPM takeoff, and "really"
wide open low pass. That must really be something!

Go to the Reno Air Races, and at least in the Gold heats, you'll hear
Mustangs/Merlins pulling up to 140+ inches of manifold pressure (more
than double the original war emergency maximum power rating and
approaching triple the maximum manifold pressure allowable with 100LL
fuel).

Bela P. Havasreti