Radial, they are radial engines. Rotary engines are in Mazdas
Some nice Mopar iron there.
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Radial, they are radial engines. Rotary engines are in Mazdas
Some nice Mopar iron there.
My God. I knew that, geez.
picky picky, picky, Lol.
But you are right.
But you are right.
Yes those radial engines were awesome to hear.
I believe they were called "Mod Tops" I remember that floral print everywhere growing up. On curtains, table clothes, etc.
I believe they were called "Mod Tops" I remember that floral print everywhere growing up. On curtains, table clothes, etc.
That sweet radial engine sound get right into your bones. Check out this video. Jump to 2:30. Crank up the volume.
How about wallpaper in your kitchen. Ask me how I know. LOL. The 70s were wild in so many ways, but colors and patterns were definitely on the wild side. Oranges and greens were IN. LOL.
Those were the days, listening to the Wolfman.
The Bell P39 Airacobra reminded me of some pretty odd WWII and postwar birds.
The Fisher P75 Eagle. Yes, the very same Fisher that did bodies for GM cars. It was some A-class GM parts bin engineering long before the Cadillac Cimarron or Catera. It used wings from the North American P51 Mustang, Douglas SBD tail, undercarriage from the Vought F4U Corsair, and just plain looked like a P39 with coaxial props.
And then there's all the other weird planes that used coaxial props.
The Northrop YB35, looking far more futuristic than its roots
The fact that this even existed and worked was amazing. The Convair XFY Pogo. It was an early VTOL design that somehow managed to land completely vertically, nose to the sky. That could not have been a fun experience.
And of course, probably the most famous application of coaxial props, the Tupolev TU95 "Bear." They are shockingly loud, pun intended, as their propellers spin so fast that the tips go supersonic, creating an ear shattering amount of noise. I forget which US prototype also had that issue, and that merely taxi-ing out to the flight line would alert people miles away it was so loud.
Of course, when it comes to entertaining applications of radial engines, the unlimited tractor pulling class is one to take note of. Tractors can use one or more radial engines.
Turbine engines are also allowed.
No one tell Snover. A nuclear powered pulling tractor sounds a bit dicey.
The Fisher P75 Eagle. Yes, the very same Fisher that did bodies for GM cars. It was some A-class GM parts bin engineering long before the Cadillac Cimarron or Catera. It used wings from the North American P51 Mustang, Douglas SBD tail, undercarriage from the Vought F4U Corsair, and just plain looked like a P39 with coaxial props.
And then there's all the other weird planes that used coaxial props.
The Northrop YB35, looking far more futuristic than its roots
The fact that this even existed and worked was amazing. The Convair XFY Pogo. It was an early VTOL design that somehow managed to land completely vertically, nose to the sky. That could not have been a fun experience.
And of course, probably the most famous application of coaxial props, the Tupolev TU95 "Bear." They are shockingly loud, pun intended, as their propellers spin so fast that the tips go supersonic, creating an ear shattering amount of noise. I forget which US prototype also had that issue, and that merely taxi-ing out to the flight line would alert people miles away it was so loud.
Of course, when it comes to entertaining applications of radial engines, the unlimited tractor pulling class is one to take note of. Tractors can use one or more radial engines.
Turbine engines are also allowed.
No one tell Snover. A nuclear powered pulling tractor sounds a bit dicey.
A nuclear powered pulling tractor with a tiny cooling tower up front.
Move on, nothing to see here.
Move on, nothing to see here.
LOL. I watch it again and yeah, I missed it the first time I watched the video.
Heck yeah. The Wolfman. Bigger than life. A legend! I loved to listen to him back in the day. That voice was signature!
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What a beautiful photo of that lake. I'd be mezzmerized if I was sitting on that deck.
Implying that Snover wouldn't have achieved 100% thermal efficiency or perfected cold fusion.
That's basically what the P63 King Cobra was. A P39 with P51 wings and a hot rodded engine.
Also the AT6's propeller spins fast enough to break or nearly break the speed of sound which gives it a unique sound.
Apparently the bear was so loud it could be heard underwater inside of subs.
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