Turn your speakers up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=E1cKPUWHa8I#!
Turn your speakers up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=E1cKPUWHa8I#!
Ah the sound of an Allison, even better two Allisons.
Next best thing to a Merlin.
Agreed, although I don't think a Merlin is anything special. I think P-40s are far more interesting than P-51s.Originally Posted by Bill Greenwood
Unfortunately in science what you believe is irrelevant.
"I'm an old-fashioned Southern Gentleman. Which means I can be a cast-iron son-of-a-***** when I want to be."- Robert A. Heinlein.
I was hoping for radials, but still cool, nonetheless...
Eh....just get a spray bottle and fill it with some oil and spritz yourself. That's the major difference between a radial and other warbird engines.I was hoping for radials, but still cool, nonetheless...
Unfortunately in science what you believe is irrelevant.
"I'm an old-fashioned Southern Gentleman. Which means I can be a cast-iron son-of-a-***** when I want to be."- Robert A. Heinlein.
if there's no oil dripping out, refill it.Eh....just get a spray bottle and fill it with some oil and spritz yourself. That's the major difference between a radial and other warbird engines.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXomNl5X2jg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O85fe...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F23R...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpph7...eature=related
but they never drip coolant!
I am pretty sure that Bill is referring to a Merlin powered Spitfire. Inlines, radials.....when it is that much horsepower they all sound sweet!
Point taken. I always forget that the Spit was powered by a Merlin.
Unfortunately in science what you believe is irrelevant.
"I'm an old-fashioned Southern Gentleman. Which means I can be a cast-iron son-of-a-***** when I want to be."- Robert A. Heinlein.
They're all my favorites.
I was recently told a very nice story about Allisons and Merlins by a retired colonel during social time at the RAF Club in London. He said, of the Mustang, "Well, we said that you have a very nice little airplane there, but we think it would be even nicer if you put one of our engines in it. Then you Americans embarrassed us by building the Rolls Royce engines better than Rolls Royce did."
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