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syscom3 said:Flyboy, you ever hear the Grumman S2 tracker? Good god, it sounded horrible. The design of the exhaust collector tended to amplify the harsh frequencies and dampen the more pleasant ones.
It sounded like one of those 60's V8's with holes in the exhaust pipes. Almost like someone snapping a wooden bat in half ever second.
lesofprimus said:Hell yea Joe....
Because of my upbringing, I'll always enjoy the sound of the Corsair best of all....
When I was growing up, there were Trackers based nearby at CFB Shearwater. You'd hear those things coming forever before you saw one. The sound was unmistakable. Not exactly a stealthy aircraft.FLYBOYJ said:syscom3 said:Flyboy, you ever hear the Grumman S2 tracker? Good god, it sounded horrible. The design of the exhaust collector tended to amplify the harsh frequencies and dampen the more pleasant ones.
It sounded like one of those 60's V8's with holes in the exhaust pipes. Almost like someone snapping a wooden bat in half ever second.
YEP! Sounds like russian burp gun amplified 100x. Inside it isn't too bad, I'm sitting in the right seat here, we were testing the brakes after a condition inspection....
Nonskimmer said:When I was growing up, there were Trackers based nearby at CFB Shearwater. You'd hear those things coming forever before you saw one. The sound was unmistakable. Not exactly a stealthy aircraft.FLYBOYJ said:syscom3 said:Flyboy, you ever hear the Grumman S2 tracker? Good god, it sounded horrible. The design of the exhaust collector tended to amplify the harsh frequencies and dampen the more pleasant ones.
It sounded like one of those 60's V8's with holes in the exhaust pipes. Almost like someone snapping a wooden bat in half ever second.
YEP! Sounds like russian burp gun amplified 100x. Inside it isn't too bad, I'm sitting in the right seat here, we were testing the brakes after a condition inspection....
Nice pic, Joe.
FLYBOYJ said:lesofprimus said:Hell yea Joe....
Because of my upbringing, I'll always enjoy the sound of the Corsair best of all....
Yep - I could understand that..
Here's the classic "start up." I get a woody eveytime I hear this.....