ScottsGT Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 I’m out working on my hot tub steps and heard an airplane overhead and said “That’s a damned Rolls Royce Merlin V12.” 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 zoom zoom https://youtu.be/8DTzzl72QOA 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 The noise is so distinctive, a friend of ours from New England perked up and said - "thats sounds like a Merlin" . He a good guy in our book ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 26 minutes ago, ScottsGT said: I’m out working on my hot tub steps and heard an airplane overhead and said “That’s a damned Rolls Royce Merlin V12.” That's a sound I'm also familiar with as one flies out of Waukegan airport and is featured at the local airshow. When at Mom's house ,near the airport, I'll step outside to confirm....and right every time! That and the Texans (At-6). One time I heard a plane I didn't recognize.....it was a Ford Tri-motor! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Love to see a Tri motor in the air 😀 That a true rarity 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 As everyone has said the Merlin has such a distinctive, beautiful sound. Nothing else sounds quite like it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 21 minutes ago, PanzerWomble said: Love to see a Tri motor in the air 😀 That a true rarity Pretty sure this the one I saw: C/N:69 tail number: NC8407 (4-AT-E, 1929) Originally owned by: Eastern Air Transport Currently owned by: The Experimental Aircraft Association is based at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US. It tours the United States performing at airshows and other aviation events.[46][47][48] 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Lies, the silhouette on the screen shot shows it clearly and vehemently. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 1 hour ago, Martinnfb said: Lies, the silhouette on the screen shot shows it clearly and vehemently. Not enough windows broke and a Mi-24 didn't fall out of the sky when it passed. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 2 hours ago, PanzerWomble said: zoom zoom https://youtu.be/8DTzzl72QOA I get the other Lancaster flying over our house on a regular basis. CWHM is a little over an hour from us so they fly regularly around the Golden Horseshoe. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 9 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: Not enough windows broke and a Mi-24 didn't fall out of the sky when it passed. Ah the aircraft from one of my other "lies" a few years ago ...new release anyone ? OMG it's in ....THE WRONG SCALE 😂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 When it comes to Merlin's, I've seen and heard maybe a 100 P-51's and nothing sounds as sweet and beautiful. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Last summer I had the BBMF Lancaster come over the garden at 200ft with me standing in the middle of it in awe and they weren’t hanging around………… 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 2 hours ago, Peterpools said: When it comes to Merlin's, I've seen and heard maybe a 100 P-51's and nothing sounds as sweet and beautiful. Agreed, even my wife agrees and recognises the sound of a Spitfire flying over. Cheers Dennis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 Yesterday I heard the distinctive growl of a radial overhead. Went and looked and all I could see was a yellow dot in the sky. Nothing on Flightradar. Being yellow, probably a Stearman or a Texan. We do have a guy that lives out here that flies a blue and yellow Stearman low and slow over the lake on occasion. He also has a Gloster Meteor. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARU 5137 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Be still MY Beating Heart. Thank you PanzerWomble For the video share. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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