Originally posted by MarkO -- Ireland for the World Cup:
I saw one of these once, flying too.
The sound was amazing, better than 99% of cars I've heard.
You have to hear a radial engine running. If you can hear it up close thats even better. The sound they make is like no other. Its very deep and drony, almost sounds evil and hearing a multi-engine aircraft will make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck.
here is my most favorite war bird. The F4 corsair. Why, the gull wings make it look intimidating, plus it has a 2800 CI 18 cylinder(46 liter) engine that makes over 100 horsepower per cylinder. Click the link for full text and scroll down and theres a section about the water/methanol injection system, it was called "war emergency power"
http://www.aviation-history.com/vought/f4u.htm
