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Post by oscardeuce on Jun 19, 2013 20:25:00 GMT
I took a ride in the CAF B-29 FiFi. The view from the bombardier seat was awesome. The men and women who built and flew these aircraft even more awesome My seat from the outside  Caught our shadow  I sat between the pilots, the seat folds to let you in  A really beautiful day  |
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Post by User Unavailable on Jun 20, 2013 2:13:55 GMT
You lucky dog! I am totally jealous!  |
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Post by GTCGreg on Jun 20, 2013 2:22:11 GMT
You lucky dog! I am totally jealous! That makes two of us. |
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Post by OziRiS on Jun 20, 2013 15:08:31 GMT
Three  |
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Post by the light works on Jun 23, 2013 22:32:46 GMT
did they let you drop anything? |
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Post by pulp on Jun 29, 2013 3:38:46 GMT
My uncle was a belly gunner on a B-17 in WWII. One of the fortunate ones, did his 25 missions and came home.
I love the WWII airplanes. The sound of those piston engines is amazing.
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Post by the light works on Jun 29, 2013 7:22:44 GMT
My uncle was a belly gunner on a B-17 in WWII. One of the fortunate ones, did his 25 missions and came home. I love the WWII airplanes. The sound of those piston engines is amazing. rotary engines sound better than they should. |
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Post by oldcodger on Jun 30, 2013 13:14:28 GMT
My uncle was a belly gunner on a B-17 in WWII. One of the fortunate ones, did his 25 missions and came home. I love the WWII airplanes. The sound of those piston engines is amazing. rotary engines sound better than they should. I think that you mean radial engines.Rotary engines for aircraft became obsolescent in the 1920's. |
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Post by the light works on Jun 30, 2013 14:36:59 GMT
rotary engines sound better than they should. I think that you mean radial engines.Rotary engines for aircraft became obsolescent in the 1920's. yes, I do - not sure why I crossed that over, that time. |
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Post by silverdragon on Jul 1, 2013 6:17:44 GMT
Friend of mine has a Mazda....
It sounds TERRIBLE.
It sounds like something serious is wrong with it?... more like the kid that stuck a playing card on his forks to get a thrummmmming as it gets hit by the spokes as he rides?.....
He tells me its absolutely the right sound and that is how its supposed to be?...
I couldnt drive that, it would annoy me.
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Post by the light works on Jul 1, 2013 14:14:14 GMT
Friend of mine has a Mazda.... It sounds TERRIBLE. It sounds like something serious is wrong with it?... more like the kid that stuck a playing card on his forks to get a thrummmmming as it gets hit by the spokes as he rides?..... He tells me its absolutely the right sound and that is how its supposed to be?... I couldnt drive that, it would annoy me. a wankel should have a steady growl. there is no reason for them to lope. now if you want to hear an engine that sounds wrong, listen to a V-10. they just have the wrong cadence for anything that you are used to hearing, unless you drive a lot of Audi 5-cylinders. |
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Post by GTCGreg on Jul 1, 2013 17:27:00 GMT
Friend of mine has a Mazda.... It sounds TERRIBLE. It sounds like something serious is wrong with it?... more like the kid that stuck a playing card on his forks to get a thrummmmming as it gets hit by the spokes as he rides?..... He tells me its absolutely the right sound and that is how its supposed to be?... I couldnt drive that, it would annoy me. a wankel should have a steady growl. there is no reason for them to lope. now if you want to hear an engine that sounds wrong, listen to a V-10. they just have the wrong cadence for anything that you are used to hearing, unless you drive a lot of Audi 5-cylinders. Mazda's Wankel sounds ok if it's running right. Problem is trying to find one that is running correctly. I have a V-10 in my Ford Excursion. Never noticed anything abnormal about the sound of it. Only thing "wrong" is the way it uses fuel. Of course, it's a Ford, not a Viper. |
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Post by the light works on Jul 1, 2013 17:43:26 GMT
a wankel should have a steady growl. there is no reason for them to lope. now if you want to hear an engine that sounds wrong, listen to a V-10. they just have the wrong cadence for anything that you are used to hearing, unless you drive a lot of Audi 5-cylinders. Mazda's Wankel sounds ok if it's running right. Problem is trying to find one that is running correctly. I have a V-10 in my Ford Excursion. Never noticed anything abnormal about the sound of it. Only thing "wrong" is the way it uses fuel. Of course, it's a Ford, not a Viper. maybe it's a motorhead thing - they always make me do a double take to find out why the engine sounds strange. |
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Post by Lokifan on Jul 14, 2013 6:23:52 GMT
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