What's the best sounding aircraft you ever heard?

Those were the golden days of aviation - so much innovation, such a rapid
pace of change. Aircraft were in service for years number in single digits,
not decades numbered in single digits. I would loved to have been around
during those years when everything seemed possible in aviation and nothing
seemed to expensive.

Funny, but you don't hear too many people talk about that period in aviation
these days. I'd love to hear more about what being in the USAF and flying
things like the F-94 was like.

Shawn
"Big John" wrote in message
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Paul

Wondered when someone was going to mention a Lancaster with the four
Merlins. Sounded different than a flight of four P-51's. Guess the
rpm's were more closely synced on Lanc than the four fighters in
formation. Made you eyes water G

One other sound of freedom. The Lockheed F-94C with the J-48 engine
and A/B (Air Defense Fighter) had a HARD after burner light. When it
lit off, it sounded like a French 75 cannon. Monday morning first
flight when burner lit, it was like getting hit in the butt with a two
by four. If I had my choice, I'd take one of those birds tody for my
personal aircraft. Best bird I ever flew, couldn't break in air.

Great Airshow bird with the hard burner light.

Big John


On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 04:00:04 -0000, "Paul Sengupta"
wrote:

Piston: Merlin (Spitfire, then P51, then Hurricane), Merlins (Lancaster).
Griffon (Spitfire). The engine in the Bf109 sounds marvelous too.
Sweeter/smoother/less gruff than the Merlin.

Radials also have their place in the distinctive sounds line-up. Low
and loud.

Jet - Concorde! 4 olympus turbojets with reheat on take-off! Closely
followed by the Vulcan. 4 non-afterburning olympus engines...

Offline at the moment so can't check, but don't Air Atlantique at
Coventry have a DC-6?

Paul

"DeltaDeltaDelta" wrote in message
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This came to mind when I heard a RAF VC-10K overflying my house at some
1000
feet AGL at full steam. What a sound! The VC-10 both looks and sounds
powerful.

Funny, but you don't hear too many people talk about that period in
aviation
these days. I'd love to hear more about what being in the USAF and flying
things like the F-94 was like.

See Flight Journal Magazine (http://www.flightjournal.com/) for some really
interesting articles from this amazing era of flight.

It really was an amazing period, when the Air Force (and, actually, air
forces all over the world) was rolling out a new aircraft every few
months -- for years at a time!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Yeah, and I've got a great resource, too. My uncle was a USAF test pilot in
the F-104 program, and I've never taken the time to really talk to him about
it. Might have something to do with the fact that I've only seen him twice
in about 15 years.

The B-58 Hustler is another amazing aircraft, along with the B-36 that I'd
like to hear more about, too.

Amazing feats of aviation when you look back at them. Looking at Concorde
up close, you get a real sense of stepping back in time, as well. Although
she looks "futuristic", she really is a relic of the design days of the late
60s when Vulcans, Valkyries, and Century Series fighters were all being
built to similar constraints and principles.

Shawn

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
newsl0Ab.432326$Tr4.1215008@attbi_s03...
Funny, but you don't hear too many people talk about that period in
aviation
these days. I'd love to hear more about what being in the USAF and
flying
things like the F-94 was like.

See Flight Journal Magazine (http://www.flightjournal.com/) for some
really
interesting articles from this amazing era of flight.

It really was an amazing period, when the Air Force (and, actually, air
forces all over the world) was rolling out a new aircraft every few
months -- for years at a time!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

A few years ago I was at work, which happened to be near the local
airport. Listened to planes going over all day. Then one day I heard
the unmistakable sound of a Merlin go over. Hmm... that sounded like
TWO Merlins. What could that be - a Mosquito? I couldn't get outside
soon enough to see it, so had to stop by the airport after work.

Tuned out to be something even rarer - a Spanish-built postwar HE111 -
with two Merlins. I understand that the plane was specially fitted
out as an executive transport, and was in it's day the personal
airplane of Francisco Franco.

B-1B, in full AB, wings back... just trying to hold it below Mach1
so he don't really blow your ear drums out..

BT

"DeltaDeltaDelta" wrote in message
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This came to mind when I heard a RAF VC-10K overflying my house at some
1000
feet AGL at full steam. What a sound! The VC-10 both looks and sounds
powerful. Also, the piston Yak-52 I heard a few days ago...unbelievable,
such a powerful and awe inspiring sound. The only thing I regret is never
hearing a DC-6 at full throttle; watching a documentary on ConAir
firefighting services today (on Discovery Science) I heard one pilot
remark
that those 76 cylinders at full power sound 'like a Hell's Angels
funeral'.

Triple Delta

DeltaDeltaDelta wrote:

This came to mind when I heard a RAF VC-10K overflying my house at some 1000
feet AGL at full steam. What a sound! The VC-10 both looks and sounds
powerful. Also, the piston Yak-52 I heard a few days ago...unbelievable,
such a powerful and awe inspiring sound. The only thing I regret is never
hearing a DC-6 at full throttle; watching a documentary on ConAir
firefighting services today (on Discovery Science) I heard one pilot remark
that those 76 cylinders at full power sound 'like a Hell's Angels funeral'.

Triple Delta



I cant say I'v ever herd it, but the Spruce Goose must have sounded
cool. 8 x 28 cyls = 224 cylenders. Thats 448 spark plugs or one
expensive tune up.

John Roncallo

John Roncallo wrote:

I cant say I'v ever herd it, but the Spruce Goose must have sounded
cool.

Drop highflyer a line. He was there.

George Patterson
Some people think they hear a call to the priesthood when what they really
hear is a tiny voice whispering "It's indoor work with no heavy lifting".

Dad says he was there that day and took a picture!! He was in the Marines at
the time. He was over by the water that day for something else - don't
recall now, think it was his day off. Maybe he went over to see the thing
taxi.

He says my Aunt Kate has the photo he took that day. We're still looking.

Everyone should have an aunt like this - saves everything, in 100's of boxes
strewn about everywhere - nothing marked. I think I've inherited that
particular clutter gene. It's the gene that makes us put things on the
stairs (like a staging area) instead of putting them away in the first
place.

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Montblack
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("G.R. Patterson III" wrote)
I cant say I'v ever herd it, but the Spruce Goose must have sounded
cool.

Drop highflyer a line. He was there.

"Montblack" wrote in message


It's the gene that makes us
put things on the stairs (like a staging area) instead of putting
them away in the first place.

Argh! My wife does that to my constant chagrin.

"It's to remind me to take it upstairs."
"Ah. That explains why it's still there after your last 3 trips up."

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John T
http://tknowlogy.com/tknoFlyer
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"John T" wrote in message
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"Montblack" wrote in
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It's the gene that makes us
put things on the stairs (like a staging area) instead of putting
them away in the first place.

Argh! My wife does that to my constant chagrin.

"It's to remind me to take it upstairs."
"Ah. That explains why it's still there after your last 3 trips
up."


My great aunt had about 25 years worth of opened boxes of Chocolates
each with only one or two gone. If we made the mistake of visiting
her around Christmas we would get offered one, you can imagin all
white with mould growing on them.:-(
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Cheers,
Jonathan Lowe.
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don't bother me with insignificiant nonsence such as spelling,
I don't care if it spelt properly
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Sometimes I fly and sometimes I just dream about it.
:-)


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John T
http://tknowlogy.com/tknoFlyer
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