Favourite aircraft engine sounds.

[vulcanxl425]

1). Shackleton - Griffon engines

2) VC-10. - Conway engines

3) Gannet. - Double Mamba engine

[Jaymer15]

1 Vulcan howl

2 B-1 on take off

3 B-52.

[Rotörhead]

Can't pick out any particular favorite, although there are a few I like

VC-10 Conways
Anything with a Griffon
Avon Engines - Canberra PR.9 going flat out sounds awesome
Antonov 22
I quite like the sound of Apaches too
EDIT: Sikorsky Skycranes Sound great too

I'm sure there's more that I've missed but those were what immediately came to mind

[daggerfan]

1. F-104G in full 'howl'.
2. Canadair Argus.
3. P-3/C-130 taxying.

[reheat]

Anyone recall the Noratlas/ Packet???

[Mattyjc]

In not particular order:

VC10 - Lived on Brize flight path as a kid, always brought back memories
E3 A - Scream
The popping from F15's

[bobthehandyman]

1) F111 on take off
2) Shackelton
3) A-10, F-4, C-5A/B, KC-135A, to many to choose from.

[nickowen]

Anyone recall the Noratlas Packet???

I'm old enough to remember both the Noratlas and the Packet.

[f106dart]

F-15 Landing with the pilot adjusting the throttles
Any F-4 with J-79s Sorry RAF and RN fans
F-104

[johnwayne]

1. Convair B 36 - what a rumble , 6 x P&W R4360's
2. UH 1 Huey - the ultimate wokka
3. Vulcan yes - but gotta be a 4 x aircraft scramble.

[Jammo]

Top of the list has got to be C-5 A/B on take-off
Also A-10 on take-off
one i miss and would love to hear again.......Jaguar

[backtrack26]

1) AN22 rumble for props
2) C5A Galaxy
3) IL76 approach sound & full reverse and idle cut off on ground...

Vulcan howl out of category

regards,

[sgtangel]

Lots of good suggestions. I would like to put forward the sound of rumbling thunder the Red Arrows make when they do the Vixen break. It's subtle but there, adding a dynamism that the other teams don't have when they do the same manoeuvre. The synchro occasional produce the same sound

[Molitor5901]

1. Anything with J79s!
2. Anything with Conways
3. Anything with Merlins
4. RR/Bristol Siddeley Olympus, reheated or unreheated
5. Lockheed SR71
6. Lockheed Constellation
7. RR Pegasus

[mark.alan.barnes]

A Merlin or Griffon engine heard overhead is absolutely guaranteed to get me to go outside and look up! I've watched the 'Battle of Britain' film merely to listen to the aircraft.....

Not really an 'engine noise' but love the 'chop, chop, chop' of a Chinook. Nothing else sounds like it!

The Airbus Me 109 sounded fantastic at RIAT but the Hercules gets my third vote!

[andy29]

The Darts on Fokker F27s remind me of watching the Channel Express ones with my dad when I was younger, and the JT8Ds on 737-200s remind me of going on holiday.

[aitch9]

Typhoon
Tornado
F15

[Blue Diamond]

So many to chose from
1. Rolls Royce Merlin - preferably lots of them.
2. Bristol Centaurus.
3. Rolls Royce Kestrel

[H.A.Bucken]

1, SR-71 engine run-ups on runway 11 hammerhead. With favourable wind conditions the sound was amplified by the Navy hangar- shake, rattle then roll!
2, A PAIR of F-111Fs spooling up on 24 was near equal to the above.
3, CF-104s anywhere. When I first heard them I wanted to sack their AMUs- give em some '3in1' at least. Glad I didn't.

[TS010]

Lightning AVPIN start.
Starfighter howl.
Hunter 'Blue' note.
Vulcan at full power.