"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Subject: Getting rid of turbines. (grin)
From: "Dudley Henriques"
Date: 12/4/03 8:44 PM Pacific Standard Time
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Subject: Getting rid of turbines. (grin)
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Date: 12/4/03 4:51 PM Pacific Standard Time
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Turbines start by whining for a while, then give a small lady-like
poot
and
start whining louder.

Round engines give a satisfying rattle-rattle, click-click BANG,
more
rattles,
another BANG, a big macho f..t or two, more clicks, a lot of smoke
and
finally
a serious low pitched roar. We like that. It's a guy thing.

If you have ever been around a low bypass turbofan operating at max
AB,
you'll know what a macho motor is . Your chest cavity resonates with
a
low
frequency rumble and the ground shakes beneath your feet. Its like
taking a
shot of testosterone.

Round motors are for kids .... :-)

Mark Johnston

"I love the smell of JP-8 in the morning ..."




Guess you never rode between two roaring R-2800's high over Germany
with
flak
bursts singing in hamony with the Pratt and Whitney double Wasps?
..Music
to our
ears. .Turbines are for girls. Little girls.(;-))



Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

Flew a Bearcat with a 2800. It's a great engine. They did manage to stick
a
4360 in a Corsair. The numbers were quite impressive,
I wish I could have flown it....just once. Just starting the damn thing
was
a day's work. :-))
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired
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Starting it up was a beautiful experience and a sound you never fofrget..
And
when you come back with a couple of cylinders shot out and it never
missed a
beat, it is an engine that you grow to love with all your heart.

Regards,

I had a friend who flew a Bearcat on the airshow circuit during the sixties.
He had beautifully hand painted on the lower side of the left cowl, "Baby,
if you love me, don't EVER leave me" :-)
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired
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