XPost: rec.aviation.piloting, or.politics   
   From: Mencken@pdx.net   
      
   In article <12lpsv0ht1it090@corp.supernews.com>,   
    "gatt"  wrote:   
      
   > "Don Homuth"  wrote in message   
   > news:rurpl2ldbdett1i6qfavi3qt9habtftjoj@4ax.com...   
   >   
   > > It was a remarkable aircraft without question.  Though to be honest, the   
   > > sound of a RR Merlin 12 roaring by still is The sound of a WW2   
   > > warbird to me.   
   > >   
   > > The P-51, Spitfire and Hurricane all shared that venerable sound.   
   >   
   > Indeed. I'm more of an R-1820 Cyclone fan, myself, but I'd really like to   
   > hear an original Daimler-Benz in a bf109 someday.  The one at Evergreen is   
   > considered to priceless to fly (/insure) at this point.   
   >   
   > > I just plain Love to hear it.   
   >   
   > Unfortunately, the general public has a decreasing appreciation for the old   
   > warbirds.  Sad thing.   There's a Thunderbolt at Tillamook now, though.   
   >   
   > -c   
      
   I listen to the sounds all the time on old tapes of the war birds.  the   
   sounds of a 17, 38, 51, Spits etc are so distinctive that you can   
   identify them easily.   
      
   Years ago in California, East Bay, we were standing in the parking lot   
   of a hotel in Orinda.  the UNMISTAKABLE sound of a 17 became apparent   
   and lo, one appeared overhead in about a minute.  One of the great days   
   of my life.   
      
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