I'm wondering if an idling Allison or Roll-Royce engine would sound like a
V-8? ...bill in oregon
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From: spridgets-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Geoff Branch
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 7:17 AM
To: WeslakeMonza1330@aol.com
Cc: twobees@sprynet.com; spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Aviation piston engine question - No LBC
There were plenty of V engined twins....Mosquito, P-38 come to mind.
True they weren't V-8s but they sure don't sound like radials
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WeslakeMonza1330@aol.com wrote:
> Many years ago at RAF Brize Norton a vintage (WW2 era I guess) US piston
> engine flew on. Engine note sounded like a vee-8 dragster at idle. I
> mentioned this to a guy in the office this week who is a bit of an
aviation buff
> and he said it must be a radial because there were no US twin or 4 engined
> WW2 era aircraft with a vee8 engine. Who's wrong - him or my ears?
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