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« Reply #15 on: 01 April 2009, 23:14:20 »
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Spitfire
Hurricane
Lancaster
Mosquito
Mustang
 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)


Good guess - well some of the other aircraft were not good - eg Defiant
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« Reply #16 on: 01 April 2009, 23:20:01 »
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Spitfire
Hurricane
Lancaster
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Mustang
 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)


Good guess - well some of the other aircraft were not good - eg Defiant


......and the The Fairey Battle, along with the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V, were not good either. ;)
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« Reply #17 on: 01 April 2009, 23:26:33 »
A fantastic sounding engine without a doubt, although I must admit I did nearly void myself when I heard this take off at Farnborough last year:  ;D



Normally air cooled engines do nothing for me, but when you have 72 cylinders all at full chat... ::)

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« Reply #18 on: 01 April 2009, 23:29:10 »
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A fantastic sounding engine without a doubt, although I must admit I did nearly void myself when I heard this take off at Farnborough last year:  ;D



Normally air cooled engines do nothing for me, but when you have 72 cylinders all at full chat... ::)

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nice photo :y :y :y
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« Reply #19 on: 01 April 2009, 23:29:18 »
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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sIqRiQVmeA&feature=related[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85jfBxQP4ZI&feature=related[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-aC5B348rA&feature=related[/media]

Here you go Lizzie.   :y :y

I cant open those, says 'Embedding disabled by request' what does that mean, I can usually open a u  tube link :-/ :-/
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« Reply #20 on: 01 April 2009, 23:32:25 »
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A fantastic sounding engine without a doubt, although I must admit I did nearly void myself when I heard this take off at Farnborough last year:  ;D



Normally air cooled engines do nothing for me, but when you have 72 cylinders all at full chat... ::)

Kevin
nice photo :y :y :y


Not one of mine, sadly. I was distracted by the roar. And the beer tent, IIRC. ;D

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« Reply #21 on: 01 April 2009, 23:34:30 »
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A fantastic sounding engine without a doubt, although I must admit I did nearly void myself when I heard this take off at Farnborough last year:  ;D



Normally air cooled engines do nothing for me, but when you have 72 cylinders all at full chat... ::)

Kevin


Beautiful aircraft which I believe is a DC6 (???)

If it is I took my second airplane flight in one of those in 1962!! :-* :-* :-*

PS ......and I'm convinced it was a British Eagle Airways plane!! :o :o

What lovely memories!! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

Thanks Kevin!! :-*
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« Reply #22 on: 01 April 2009, 23:36:32 »
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A fantastic sounding engine without a doubt, although I must admit I did nearly void myself when I heard this take off at Farnborough last year:  ;D



Normally air cooled engines do nothing for me, but when you have 72 cylinders all at full chat... ::)

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Beautiful aircraft which I believe is a DC6 (???)

If it is I took my second airplane flight in one of those in 1962!! :-* :-* :-*

It is indeed.

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« Reply #23 on: 01 April 2009, 23:39:15 »
I was lucky enough to see a Spitfire close up when i went to duxford a few years back...They had it on the field doing an engine test...Plus they took it up i nearly wet myself the sound was beautiful i felt really honoured to see and hear it that day....... 8-) 8-) 8-)
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« Reply #24 on: 01 April 2009, 23:39:58 »
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A fantastic sounding engine without a doubt, although I must admit I did nearly void myself when I heard this take off at Farnborough last year:  ;D



Normally air cooled engines do nothing for me, but when you have 72 cylinders all at full chat... ::)

Kevin
nice photo :y :y :y


Not one of mine, sadly. I was distracted by the roar. And the beer tent, IIR
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i like the distraction of the beer tent  ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #25 on: 01 April 2009, 23:40:41 »
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A fantastic sounding engine without a doubt, although I must admit I did nearly void myself when I heard this take off at Farnborough last year:  ;D



Normally air cooled engines do nothing for me, but when you have 72 cylinders all at full chat... ::)

Kevin


Beautiful aircraft which I believe is a DC6 (???)

If it is I took my second airplane flight in one of those in 1962!! :-* :-* :-*

It is indeed.

Kevin


I was too late with my last post update ::) ::):

PS ......and I'm convinced it was a British Eagle Airways plane!!  :o :o :o

What lovely memories!!  8-) 8-) 8-)

Thanks Kevin!! :-*
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« Reply #26 on: 01 April 2009, 23:42:44 »
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I was lucky enough to see a Spitfire close up when i went to duxford a few years back...They had it on the field doing an engine test...Plus they took it up i nearly wet myself the sound was beautiful i felt really honoured to see and hear it that day....... 8-) 8-) 8-)


Yes, I know exactly how you felt!! 8-) 8-) 8-)  No other sound like it to especially us war / post war babies!! :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :D ;)
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« Reply #27 on: 01 April 2009, 23:43:06 »
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I was lucky enough to see a Spitfire close up when i went to duxford a few years back...They had it on the field doing an engine test...Plus they took it up i nearly wet myself the sound was beautiful i felt really honoured to see and hear it that day....... 8-) 8-) 8-)

One turned up at the local airfield a few years ago. I stood at the wing tip when it started up and watched about 1/2 a litre of avgas get chucked out of the exhaust stubs as it was cranking, light up when it fired, and then get blown out by the propwash before it could do any damage.  :o

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« Reply #28 on: 01 April 2009, 23:43:10 »
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A fantastic sounding engine without a doubt, although I must admit I did nearly void myself when I heard this take off at Farnborough last year:  ;D



Normally air cooled engines do nothing for me, but when you have 72 cylinders all at full chat... ::)

Kevin


Beautiful aircraft which I believe is a DC6 (???)

If it is I took my second airplane flight in one of those in 1962!! :-* :-* :-*

It is indeed.

Kevin


I was too late with my last post update ::) ::):

PS ......and I'm convinced it was a British Eagle Airways plane!!  :o :o :o

What lovely memories!!  8-) 8-) 8-)

Thanks Kevin!! :-*

That might be helped by the fact it says that no the side of the aircraft. ::) ::)
I can't get technical about planes, but that is a very evocative photograph... :y
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« Reply #29 on: 01 April 2009, 23:46:16 »
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A fantastic sounding engine without a doubt, although I must admit I did nearly void myself when I heard this take off at Farnborough last year:  ;D



Normally air cooled engines do nothing for me, but when you have 72 cylinders all at full chat... ::)

Kevin


Beautiful aircraft which I believe is a DC6 (???)

If it is I took my second airplane flight in one of those in 1962!! :-* :-* :-*

It is indeed.

Kevin


I was too late with my last post update ::) ::):

PS ......and I'm convinced it was a British Eagle Airways plane!!  :o :o :o

What lovely memories!!  8-) 8-) 8-)

Thanks Kevin!! :-*

That might be helped by the fact it says that no the side of the aircraft. ::) ::)
I can't get technical about planes, but that is a very evocative photograph... :y

No Mike it is more than that; I remember things in a photographic way, and I distinctly recall that logo and the tailplane insignia. :D ;)
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