Seems we both have the same sickness, jajajajajaja…….you ever see "The Restorers", Giving history a future…….when I see that movie I understand that I wasn't the only one…….sick!!!
And believe me I have the same thought about finding an R-2800 after finishing the cockpit!!!!!!
Men, I really love a round engine sound, I remember When I was in "SUN and FUN" air show a couple of years ago and just see and hear those engine startup,… I felt like I had been worth the effort to reach there….
My brother, he is a Airliner pilot, time ago send me this, hope you like it.
BIG ROUND ENGINES (Author Unknown)
We gotta get rid of these turbine engines, they are ruining aviation. We need to go back to big round engines. (YEAH, turbines are round but you know what I mean) Anybody can start a turbine. You just move a switch from "OFF" to "START" and then remember to move it back to "ON" after a while. My PC is harder to start than that. Cranking a round engine requires skill, finesse and style. On some planes, the pilots aren't even allowed to do it. Turbines start by whining for a while, then give a small lady-like poof and start whining louder. Round engines give a satisfying rattle-rattle, click-click, BANG, a big macho fart or two, more clicks, a lot of smoke and finally a serious, low pitched roar. We like that. It's a guy thing. When you start a round engine, your mind is engaged and you can concentrate on the flight ahead. Starting a turbine is like flicking on a ceiling fan: useful but hardly exciting. Turbines don't break often enough, leading aircrew to boredom, complacency and inattention. A round engine at speed looks like and sounds like it is going to blow any minute. This helps concentrate the mind. Turbines don't have enough levers to keep the pilot's attention. There's nothing to fiddle with during long flights. Turbines smell like a Boy Scout camp full of Coleman lanterns.
Round engines airplanes smell like God intended flying machines to smell.
I think I hear the nurse coming down the hall. I gotta go.
And believe me I have the same thought about finding an R-2800 after finishing the cockpit!!!!!!
Men, I really love a round engine sound, I remember When I was in "SUN and FUN" air show a couple of years ago and just see and hear those engine startup,… I felt like I had been worth the effort to reach there….
My brother, he is a Airliner pilot, time ago send me this, hope you like it.
BIG ROUND ENGINES (Author Unknown)
We gotta get rid of these turbine engines, they are ruining aviation. We need to go back to big round engines. (YEAH, turbines are round but you know what I mean) Anybody can start a turbine. You just move a switch from "OFF" to "START" and then remember to move it back to "ON" after a while. My PC is harder to start than that. Cranking a round engine requires skill, finesse and style. On some planes, the pilots aren't even allowed to do it. Turbines start by whining for a while, then give a small lady-like poof and start whining louder. Round engines give a satisfying rattle-rattle, click-click, BANG, a big macho fart or two, more clicks, a lot of smoke and finally a serious, low pitched roar. We like that. It's a guy thing. When you start a round engine, your mind is engaged and you can concentrate on the flight ahead. Starting a turbine is like flicking on a ceiling fan: useful but hardly exciting. Turbines don't break often enough, leading aircrew to boredom, complacency and inattention. A round engine at speed looks like and sounds like it is going to blow any minute. This helps concentrate the mind. Turbines don't have enough levers to keep the pilot's attention. There's nothing to fiddle with during long flights. Turbines smell like a Boy Scout camp full of Coleman lanterns.
Round engines airplanes smell like God intended flying machines to smell.
I think I hear the nurse coming down the hall. I gotta go.
