So I attended a school in Aspen Colorado. The first day I walk out for a break and some fresh air and hear that sound. Look up and there's a beautifully restored Mk IX spitfire...instant wood.
Very few things are that cool sounding. I also enjoy a P&W 2800 being put through its paces. A well tuned FE series big block with duals always gets me fired up.
The movie is Reunion of the Giants and I hope it's in IMAX this summer. Would have love to have seen the real thing.
That kinda grabs you by the heart strings. The Lancaster was a magnificent aircraft. Sucks there are only two still flying. That was their workhorse of the war.
With all due respect to the Warbirds, no piston driven engine compares to the 10,000 horsepower Nitromethane burning monsters found in the funny cars and top fuel dragsters of the NHRA.
The human brain cannot comprehend this violence unless witnessed in person as audio and video simply cannot capture the spectacle....
At Thunder over Michigan, I've seen the Canadian Lancaster as well as B-29 24, 17s, and a bunch of others in flight. Soul stirring to say the least. It's a great show, and highly recommended. I've ridden the YAM B-17, well worth it.
With all due respect to the Warbirds, no piston driven engine compares to the 10,000 horsepower Nitromethane burning monsters found in the funny cars and top fuel dragsters of the NHRA.
The human brain cannot comprehend this violence unless witnessed in person as audio and video simply cannot capture the spectacle....
I used to work in a shop that opened up to the runway in Watsonville, and there were quite a few old warplanes living there.. P51s were common, and everyone liked them, but when the resident A1 Skyraider rolled out, everyone went out to watch takeoff. That plane sounded like a funny car.. It was awesome.
Originally Posted by captain seafire
I replace valve cover gaskets every 50K, if they don't need them sooner...
I toured that Mynarski Lancaster when it came to Winnipeg. Beautiful aircraft. What surprised me was how close the pilot and co-pilot sit - shoulder to shoulder! And then I saw it again at its home in Hamilton. Thanks to the many who keep it flying.