What is this flying over Goodwood?
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Streetrod said:
OK a Harvard then, what the hell is one of those and what would be the history of this aircraft
US built advanced trainer equivalent to the British Miles Master.mybrainhurts said:
PS...it does NOT sound wonderful. It sounds like a wasp with a double hernia.
That's because the propeller has no reduction gearing so the blade tips go supersonic.mybrainhurts said:
Much that I dislike Wackypaeodia, you'll probably find a reasonably accurate history there.
PS...it does NOT sound wonderful. It sounds like a wasp with a double hernia. If you want wonderful, listen to a Merlin...
Yes I know its no Merlin but it still sounded good to me so there....PS...it does NOT sound wonderful. It sounds like a wasp with a double hernia. If you want wonderful, listen to a Merlin...
Edited by mybrainhurts on Saturday 21st August 14:28
The name Harvard was the title given to the design by the British. In US navy service it was refered to as the SNJ and in US Army Air Force service it was the T-6 Texan.
They were built in massive numbers during WW2 (11,000 or so) and formed the backbone of many air force training syllabi right up until the present day.
Many are in private hands these days and they must be one of the most common WW2 era warbirds.
This one is owned by Goodwood and is used for pleasure flights. It's in US Navy markings so is technically an SNJ (although I don't know who the original customer would have been).
They were built in massive numbers during WW2 (11,000 or so) and formed the backbone of many air force training syllabi right up until the present day.
Many are in private hands these days and they must be one of the most common WW2 era warbirds.
This one is owned by Goodwood and is used for pleasure flights. It's in US Navy markings so is technically an SNJ (although I don't know who the original customer would have been).
mybrainhurts said:
Ginetta G15 Girl said:
mybrainhurts said:
PS...it does NOT sound wonderful. It sounds like a wasp with a double hernia.
That's because the propeller has no reduction gearing so the blade tips go supersonic.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyUJIC6I7ic&fea...
SlipStream77 said:
mybrainhurts said:
Ginetta G15 Girl said:
mybrainhurts said:
PS...it does NOT sound wonderful. It sounds like a wasp with a double hernia.
That's because the propeller has no reduction gearing so the blade tips go supersonic.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyUJIC6I7ic&fea...
Sounds like a bag of spanners...
Now...
Volume up, chaps, but NSFW...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftbAAbzbNSo&fea...
Edit...
And you can stick this in your pipe and smoke it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULTbeT6YQ_Y
Edited by mybrainhurts on Saturday 21st August 23:31
I also love the sound of radial engines
It was the aeronautic sound of my childhood
all through the fifties one of the most common noises in the sky were the good old "army surplusssss" Dakotas winging their doughty way across the Midlands to places far and wide
How could a boy grow up not loving that noise if there was any aviation spirit in his veins
Took the advent of the whistling screech that was the Dart to begin the changes for me, the Viscount became another great favorite.
It was the aeronautic sound of my childhood
all through the fifties one of the most common noises in the sky were the good old "army surplusssss" Dakotas winging their doughty way across the Midlands to places far and wide
How could a boy grow up not loving that noise if there was any aviation spirit in his veins
Took the advent of the whistling screech that was the Dart to begin the changes for me, the Viscount became another great favorite.
perdu said:
I also love the sound of radial engines
It was the aeronautic sound of my childhood
all through the fifties one of the most common noises in the sky were the good old "army surplusssss" Dakotas winging their doughty way across the Midlands to places far and wide
How could a boy grow up not loving that noise if there was any aviation spirit in his veins
As a youngster, in those days I used to dive into my grandparents' cellar every time a Dak flew over.It was the aeronautic sound of my childhood
all through the fifties one of the most common noises in the sky were the good old "army surplusssss" Dakotas winging their doughty way across the Midlands to places far and wide
How could a boy grow up not loving that noise if there was any aviation spirit in his veins
Thought it was Uncle Adolf trying to plop one on us...
Boy, did I sweat...
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