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Offline Dago

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P51 and the Merlin Sound
« on: July 15, 2012, 02:04:23 PM »
As I sit here writing this, I can hear a P51 that is flying at the local airport about 2 miles from my house. Seems to be doing some pattern work.  It flies almost over my home.  If I go back outside, I can watch it flying.

There is nothing man made that sounds as cool as a Merlin powered P51 flying overhead.
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Re: P51 and the Merlin Sound
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2012, 04:09:47 PM »
Quote from: Dago on July 15, 2012, 02:04:23 PM
There is nothing man made that sounds as cool as a Merlin powered P51 flying overhead.

sure there is,   a Merlin powered spitfire MK IX  that I saw at Farnborough today.    :aok  

or how about the Avro Vulcan? 
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Re: P51 and the Merlin Sound
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2012, 09:30:07 PM »
Quote from: Bruv119 on July 15, 2012, 04:09:47 PM
sure there is,   a Merlin powered spitfire MK IX  that I saw at Farnborough today.    :aok   
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Re: P51 and the Merlin Sound
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2012, 10:00:41 PM »
Was hearing them from the campground at Dayton last week....sounds just like my Panhead at 70ish
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Re: P51 and the Merlin Sound
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2012, 06:19:24 AM »
Quote from: Dago on July 15, 2012, 02:04:23 PM
There is nothing man made that sounds as cool as a Merlin powered P51 flying overhead.
The Merlin is a cool sounding engine. But just wait until you sit at the end of the runway when a B-17 takes off. The sound moves thru your body. :cool:
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Re: P51 and the Merlin Sound
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2012, 02:40:31 PM »
Quote from: Dago on July 15, 2012, 02:04:23 PM
As I sit here writing this, I can hear a P51 that is flying at the local airport about 2 miles from my house. Seems to be doing some pattern work.  It flies almost over my home.  If I go back outside, I can watch it flying.

There is nothing man made that sounds as cool as a Merlin powered P51 flying overhead.

Except, maybe, one mounted 5-feet infront of you.   :aok
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Re: P51 and the Merlin Sound
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2012, 02:41:53 PM »
Quote from: Bruv119 on July 15, 2012, 04:09:47 PM
sure there is,   a Merlin powered spitfire MK IX  that I saw at Farnborough today.    :aok  

or how about the Avro Vulcan? 

Griffons imho, it sounds like a really (very, very) angry merlin.
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Re: P51 and the Merlin Sound
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2012, 02:44:51 PM »
Merlin sounds like a kitten purring, Pratt & Whitney engine sounds like a Lion.
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Re: P51 and the Merlin Sound
« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2012, 03:31:19 PM »
And the DB sounds like God gurgling sledgehammers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a_TETqe1Cg&feature=player_detailpage#t=34s
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Re: P51 and the Merlin Sound
« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2012, 04:23:30 PM »
Quote from: rpm on July 16, 2012, 06:19:24 AM
The Merlin is a cool sounding engine. But just wait until you sit at the end of the runway when a B-17 takes off. The sound moves thru your body. :cool:

I was actually surprised by how quiet it was.  Quite refined sounding, actually.  The prop wash sound was considerably louder than the engines.
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Re: P51 and the Merlin Sound
« Reply #10 on: July 16, 2012, 05:10:43 PM »
Quote from: Butcher on July 16, 2012, 02:44:51 PM
Merlin sounds like a kitten purring, Pratt & Whitney engine sounds like a Lion.


Though it's certainly not like me to disagree, and while I love the sound of a large radial as much as anyone, and probably more than a lot, they tend to all sound pretty much the same.  The Merlin on the other hand is quite distinctive to my ear, and not much else in the world sounds like that.
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Re: P51 and the Merlin Sound
« Reply #11 on: July 16, 2012, 05:12:58 PM »
Quote from: Dago on July 16, 2012, 05:10:43 PM
Though it's certainly not like me to disagree, and while I love the sound of a large radial as much as anyone, and probably more than a lot, they tend to all sound pretty much the same.  The Merlin on the other hand is quite distinctive to my ear, and not much else in the world sounds like that.

Quite true, Merlin has a beautiful purr to it, I am just a sucker for anything with raw power - something the merlin simply does not have.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWtMTCXOynM

I simply leave this raw start up as an example of american muscle :P

Been while since I heard the AD-1 at start of the video, now this sucker has one hell of a monster engine!
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Re: P51 and the Merlin Sound
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Re: P51 and the Merlin Sound
« Reply #13 on: July 16, 2012, 06:44:54 PM »
Quote from: Slash27 on July 16, 2012, 06:21:11 PM
Sounds like my ZTR mower.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiU3VpP2VhU

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Re: P51 and the Merlin Sound
« Reply #14 on: July 16, 2012, 07:34:36 PM »
all those are nice and all, but this is where it's at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XWkCwncqI8
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