Best-soundin planes

[Obi-Wan]

How about the MU-2. Now thats loud.

 

[Austpilot]

2 of them ;

Boeing 727 on a still morning and Supermarine Spitfire doing a low pass and or victory roll.

If that don't make the bum cheeks tickle - I don't know what does!

 

[crash-proof]

How about the MU-2. Now thats loud.

You mean the MU-2 on the ground right? It makes a reaaaally strange sound...anybody know where that comes from???

Also, re the queenair question, the first ones came out with 480's, they were probably underpowered i imagine. Yes the aerocommanders had geared lycs too. I luv the sound. In idle they sound cool as well.

I heard the Camel at Sun n Fun 2000, and it was strange, cause it either runs at full throttle, or no throttle at all, so when it flies, it goes braaaaaam, putt putt putt. braaaaaam putt braaaaaam ----reaaaly odd.

 

[LR25]

The Camel and other rotory powered airplanes do that because there is a switch on the stick that is conected to the magneto.

When you want to reduce power you turn the magneto off and you want to add power you let go of the switch.

The engine is either off or on.

And as far as the other post on the 72 noise, no way man, have you ever spent anytime on the ramp with a bunch of 72's going buy in full reverse or takeoff power(ATL), make you see double after a while, and thats with the hush kit.

MU-2, they taxi at 100% and criuse at 98%, haha.

The one jet that really sticks in my mind is the F-104. I guess they have a really wierd bleed system, when they taxi by you, you can hear the engine surging and making weird noises.

 

[Boeingman]

I'm partial to the F-4, especially a low level, high speed pass in burner.

 

[Tri-holer]

Breaking the no jets quasi-rule. I have to agree with the post putting up the F-104. I got to listen to one of those make a flyby once. What a wierd noise, and cool.

As for props, a p-38 with the turbo-superchargers operational doing a high speed pass is an awesome sound. And the lope of a P-51 idling is just sensual.

 

[skywav8r]

Used to fly an old Stinson 108-3 with a 190hp Franklin. Sounded like a Harley Davidson. Very cool!

 

[crash-proof]

Used to fly an old Stinson 108-3 with a 190hp Franklin. Sounded like a Harley Davidson. Very cool!

Can't imagine anything not radial, not to mention a flat-six, sounding like a harley!

Now i'm curious!

 

[Vrefus]

Well let's see if I can cover all my favorites here.

As for the round motors, all of them, the DC-3s, the Pratt R2800s, and I believe the R3370s on the DC7 and Super Connies.

The P-51 with the RR Merlin is my favorite though of the non-jets.
Lastly for this category, anyone ever heard a Hawker Sea Fury's RR Griffon? Another totally different sound.

Going to the airliners, nothing can match the Rolls Royces RB-211 on the Tristars and 75s. As they're spooling up to T/O power that growl they put out is woody city.

Gotta also add the Concorde on this one as it goes into AB.

Speaking of woody city, the G-II with the RR Spey as it approaches 98-100% T/O power on a cool crisp quiet morning.

As for military, the roar of an airshow where multiple F-4 Phantom IIs are flying. Nothing can beat that noise even though a bunch of Tomcats flying around are pretty impressive too.

 

[Britpilot]

The winners, of course, are; the Supermarine Spitfire with the Rolls Royce Merlin and the Concorde on take off, pure music.

 

[crash-proof]

you brits w/ your Spits....just kiddin man

I remember BBQing by Dullus and watching them Conc's taking off, man, the sound would wake up the dead!!!!

 

[A Squared]

Crash-proof,

the franklins have a unique staccato exhaust sound as they are taxiing. I always thaought it sounded like they weren't running very well, but that's just how a Franklin sounds.

I did a little research after I asked about hte go480's in the Queen air. Apparently they were made with the igso480's, (like you said) the igso 540s and the io-720's

regards

 

[crash-proof]

Yeah I forgot the IO-720s, they sound cool too, but not likes bats out of hell like the 480's.

It's funny cause for some reason I always thought the 720's sounded like radial engines and not horizontal....i like em.

Ahhh all these planes, becomming so rare!!!

 

[Britpilot]

you brits w/ your Spits....just kiddin man

I remember BBQing by Dullus and watching them Conc's taking off, man, the sound would wake up the dead!!!!

That's interesting as I also used to BBQ by Dulles, And I just love that sound. Also used to work at Heathrow, I would stand at the end of 27L just to FEEL the take off, happy times

 

[enigma]

I'm generally a fan of round motors, but the most memorable sounds I've heard all came from a V12.

Lefty Gardner at the CAF show in a P38

The CAF used to have a Bell King Cobra (P63) that had a wonderful sound on a low level run

And the best memory is of walking on Venice Beach about 4 years ago (corporate layover) watching all the babes, when a P51 and a Spitfire came over low and fast One second, I'm watching the scenery and then the sound of two Merlins explodes into my consciousness; the following second I'm asking where those airplanes are headed and twenty minutes later I'm at Santa Monica. Man what a sound.

later
8N

BTW, has anyone heard Kermit Weeks Mosquito?

 

[crash-proof]

Ok, now some sounds I'd really LIKE to hear, and hopefully one day will...

* Sound of R-4360 (I think), the 28-cyl. "corncob" monster. I have no idea what they sound like.

* The Piaggio P-166 - Since i like GO-480's, I can't imagine what they sound like with the prop turned backwards. I remember seeing a Royal Gull takeoff but the airport was so noisy I could barely hear it.

Here's a nice site with the cool-lookin Piaggios..
http://www.p166.com

 

[enigma]

I just have to add in a couple of kerosene burners.

The sound of an RB211 equiped Tristar climbing out (dittos to the person who already mentioned the RB211's)

and, the noise that is made when a JT8D-217 lights off.

8N

 

[Mr Freeze]

20 Series Lear Jets, especially on cold days.




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[cxsolo]

Spitfire, have to love that Merlin...

MUST cut and paste link on this one...

http://www.geocities.com/cxsolo1997/merlin.mp3

 

[jetdriven]

I think the be1900D has a cool sound when you cram it into reverse after landing. zzzZZZZHHHHAAAAA!!!! foom. rrrRREEEEE!
sounds cool..