Best Sounding WWII Fighter. - Aircraft of World War II

V-1710 · 03-25-2006, 01:49 AM

My vote would go to either the P-39, P-40, or P-51/51A: any non-turbo Allison with short stacks. The P-38 was too quiet. Water cooled V-12 with long exuast pipes running to the turbo. The props made more noise than the engines did! Merlins had a nice sound too, but not as smooth as the Allison. R-2800 is an earful. Particularly in the P-47, with the turbo whine. Never got a chance to hear the DB in the 109. What did they sound like?

loomaluftwaffe · 03-25-2006, 01:57 AM

damn its rare to actually hear tthat beautiful DB IRL, but hearing it on video just sounds magnificent, it sounds mean and the plane it i in also looks mean... it's easy to identify them as "the bad guys"

sounds great with my speakers, well cause it's got a Sub-woofer

heres a link to a video posted somewhere here http://www.flightlevel350.com/video_...ng.php?id=5194

Gnomey · 03-25-2006, 05:20 AM

Merlin engined Spitfire.

Wildcat · 03-25-2006, 06:57 AM

Well Mustangs and Spits sound great, but I do also like the sound of the Boomerang, with the whistling over the gun ports on top of its Pratt and Whitley Twin Wasp radial.

cheddar cheese · 03-25-2006, 08:31 AM

P-38

syscom3 · 03-25-2006, 09:17 AM

Ive heard lots of aircraft at the Chino airshows.

Best sounding to me was the P38.

The B25 was quite noisey

The P51/Spit/P40 didnt sound anything special

The Seafury sounded like it was a champion...... just at idle it sounded like it meant business.

The B17 and B24 sounded great too.

loomaluftwaffe · 03-25-2006, 10:43 AM

Fighters only dude, please disregard the bombers

FLYBOYJ · 03-25-2006, 10:44 AM

THEY ALL SOUND GOOD!!!

lesofprimus · 03-25-2006, 10:51 AM

Hell yea Joe....

Because of my upbringing, I'll always enjoy the sound of the Corsair best of all....

syscom3 · 03-25-2006, 11:02 AM

Flyboy, you ever hear the Grumman S2 tracker? Good god, it sounded horrible. The design of the exhaust collector tended to amplify the harsh frequencies and dampen the more pleasant ones.

It sounded like one of those 60's V8's with holes in the exhaust pipes. Almost like someone snapping a wooden bat in half ever second.

FLYBOYJ · 03-25-2006, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by syscom3

Flyboy, you ever hear the Grumman S2 tracker? Good god, it sounded horrible. The design of the exhaust collector tended to amplify the harsh frequencies and dampen the more pleasant ones.

It sounded like one of those 60's V8's with holes in the exhaust pipes. Almost like someone snapping a wooden bat in half ever second.

YEP! Sounds like russian burp gun amplified 100x. Inside it isn't too bad, I'm sitting in the right seat here, we were testing the brakes after a condition inspection....

the lancaster kicks ass · 03-25-2006, 11:48 AM

if you ask me the WWI fighters sounds just as good if not better than the WWII ones, but as far as WWII fighters go it has to be the spit........

FLYBOYJ · 03-25-2006, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by lesofprimus

Hell yea Joe....

Because of my upbringing, I'll always enjoy the sound of the Corsair best of all....

Yep - I could understand that..

Here's the classic "start up." I get a woody eveytime I hear this.....

Nonskimmer · 03-25-2006, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ

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Originally Posted by syscom3

Flyboy, you ever hear the Grumman S2 tracker? Good god, it sounded horrible. The design of the exhaust collector tended to amplify the harsh frequencies and dampen the more pleasant ones.

It sounded like one of those 60's V8's with holes in the exhaust pipes. Almost like someone snapping a wooden bat in half ever second.

YEP! Sounds like russian burp gun amplified 100x. Inside it isn't too bad, I'm sitting in the right seat here, we were testing the brakes after a condition inspection....

When I was growing up, there were Trackers based nearby at CFB Shearwater. You'd hear those things coming forever before you saw one. The sound was unmistakable. Not exactly a stealthy aircraft.

Nice pic, Joe.

FLYBOYJ · 03-25-2006, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Nonskimmer

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Originally Posted by FLYBOYJ

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Originally Posted by syscom3

Flyboy, you ever hear the Grumman S2 tracker? Good god, it sounded horrible. The design of the exhaust collector tended to amplify the harsh frequencies and dampen the more pleasant ones.

It sounded like one of those 60's V8's with holes in the exhaust pipes. Almost like someone snapping a wooden bat in half ever second.

YEP! Sounds like russian burp gun amplified 100x. Inside it isn't too bad, I'm sitting in the right seat here, we were testing the brakes after a condition inspection....

When I was growing up, there were Trackers based nearby at CFB Shearwater. You'd hear those things coming forever before you saw one. The sound was unmistakable. Not exactly a stealthy aircraft.

Nice pic, Joe.

Used to see them all the time when i was in Canada '83-88'.

PS - welcome back NS!!

03-25-2006, 01:49 AM	#1
V-1710 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 163	Best Sounding WWII Fighter. My vote would go to either the P-39, P-40, or P-51/51A: any non-turbo Allison with short stacks. The P-38 was too quiet. Water cooled V-12 with long exuast pipes running to the turbo. The props made more noise than the engines did! Merlins had a nice sound too, but not as smooth as the Allison. R-2800 is an earful. Particularly in the P-47, with the turbo whine. Never got a chance to hear the DB in the 109. What did they sound like?

03-25-2006, 01:57 AM	#2
loomaluftwaffe Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,848	damn its rare to actually hear tthat beautiful DB IRL, but hearing it on video just sounds magnificent, it sounds mean and the plane it i in also looks mean... it's easy to identify them as "the bad guys" sounds great with my speakers, well cause it's got a Sub-woofer heres a link to a video posted somewhere here http://www.flightlevel350.com/video_...ng.php?id=5194 __________________ "The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves. This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories." - General der Jagdflieger Adolf Galland"

03-25-2006, 05:20 AM	#3
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 15,229	Merlin engined Spitfire. __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

03-25-2006, 06:57 AM	#4
Wildcat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland Posts: 4,543	Well Mustangs and Spits sound great, but I do also like the sound of the Boomerang, with the whistling over the gun ports on top of its Pratt and Whitley Twin Wasp radial. __________________

03-25-2006, 09:17 AM	#6
syscom3 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 10,283	Ive heard lots of aircraft at the Chino airshows. Best sounding to me was the P38. The B25 was quite noisey The P51/Spit/P40 didnt sound anything special The Seafury sounded like it was a champion...... just at idle it sounded like it meant business. The B17 and B24 sounded great too. __________________ "Pilot to copilot..... what are those mountain goats doing up here in the clouds?"

03-25-2006, 08:31 AM	#5
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	P-38

03-25-2006, 10:43 AM	#7
loomaluftwaffe Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,848	Fighters only dude, please disregard the bombers __________________ "The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves. This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories." - General der Jagdflieger Adolf Galland"

03-25-2006, 10:44 AM	#8
FLYBOYJ IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 16,051	THEY ALL SOUND GOOD!!! __________________ "IF ITS RED OR DUSTY, DON'T TOUCH IT"

03-25-2006, 10:51 AM	#9
lesofprimus Minister of Whoopass Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi Posts: 17,506	Hell yea Joe.... Because of my upbringing, I'll always enjoy the sound of the Corsair best of all.... __________________ My IL2 Video Tribute to My Grandfather: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk

03-25-2006, 11:02 AM	#10
syscom3 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 10,283	Flyboy, you ever hear the Grumman S2 tracker? Good god, it sounded horrible. The design of the exhaust collector tended to amplify the harsh frequencies and dampen the more pleasant ones. It sounded like one of those 60's V8's with holes in the exhaust pipes. Almost like someone snapping a wooden bat in half ever second. __________________ "Pilot to copilot..... what are those mountain goats doing up here in the clouds?"

03-25-2006, 11:48 AM	#12
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	if you ask me the WWI fighters sounds just as good if not better than the WWII ones, but as far as WWII fighters go it has to be the spit........ __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

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