[Spridgets] Aviation piston engine question - No LBC

[WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com]

I know a v12 when I hear one, even before youtube.  This was a twin  engine 
aircraft or a 4 engine aircraft - a small to medium size bomber.
 
In a message dated 29/08/2009 16:22:23 GMT Daylight Time,  
corvallis at peoplepc.com writes:

I'm  wondering if an idling Allison or Roll-Royce engine would sound like  a
V-8?  ...bill in  oregon
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[mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net]  On Behalf Of Geoff Branch
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 7:17 AM
To:  WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com
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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 at 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?