What a beauty...it can turn in its own footprint. When I was a kid in the early 60's I'd see these in use at the New Orleans airport, mixed in with 8's and 707's. In those days you could go on top of the terminal building to an observation deck to watch arrivals and departures...and without being beaten, tasered, strangled, and shot. You put a dime in the turnstile and went onto the upper deck. It was a simpler and more civil time in that particular regard.
Same at Shannon Airport in the 60s, all the pistons and early jets . Not only could you almost touch the cockpit from the public viewing platform, but as a kid leave your bike outside the terminal and it not be stolen. Or pop into the maintenance hanger and some nice mechanic would show you all over any aircraft . Gee, I wonder why I just retired after 43 years of flying. 😊
Because 115/145 Grade AVGAS they feed on, is no longer available, so operators of big piston pounders feed their beasts on 100 Low Lead, basically the same petrol you put in the tanks of a Cessna 152. So cannot use full boost on 100LL, as such a high setting will wreck the pistons due to detonation issues.
I know what the difference is between a supercharged and a turbocharged engine, but I'm still not quite sure what the difference was between a turbocharged engine on a normal fighter and the "power recovery" type of turbocharged engines on the Super Constellation and DC7. They called them "power recovery" turbines, but aren't all turbochargers, by definition, "power recovery" devices? What's special about the power recovery turbines on Super Constellations and DC7s that makes them different from other turbocharged engines?
I do not know about the connie or the dc 7 but with turbochargers you can do two things. You can compensate for loss pressure as the airplane climbs, maintaining sea level power all the way to altitude. So a normally aspirated and a turbo normalized engine make the same horse power at sea level. However as the turbo normalized engine climbs it maintains sea level pressure inside the engine. A turbocharger can help the engine make more horse power than a normally aspirated engine. I would consider that a super - turbocharged engine. Super charging an engine whether it is using a mechanical device or a turbine driven device it make more than normal power. But comes at a cost of higher wear and higher fuel burn. The turbo-normalized engine would just behave like a non turbo engine no matter what altitude. I would only guess that the "power recovery" is a turbo normalized engine. Supercharged and turbocharged take the engine beyond its normally aspirated counter part.
@@sabian404, and I appreciate that, but the problem is that portion of the runway pavement may not be built to take the load of a heavier aircraft.....might buckle? Runways with arrows before a displaced threshold maybe taxied on, but chevrons are meant strictly as an overrun if I remember correctly?
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What a beauty...it can turn in its own footprint. When I was a kid in the early 60's I'd see these in use at the New Orleans airport, mixed in with 8's and 707's. In those days you could go on top of the terminal building to an observation deck to watch arrivals and departures...and without being beaten, tasered, strangled, and shot. You put a dime in the turnstile and went onto the upper deck. It was a simpler and more civil time in that particular regard.
Thank Islamic terrorists for ruining airport security.
Same at Shannon Airport in the 60s, all the pistons and early jets . Not only could you almost touch the cockpit from the public viewing platform, but as a kid leave your bike outside the terminal and it not be stolen. Or pop into the maintenance hanger and some nice mechanic would show you all over any aircraft . Gee, I wonder why I just retired after 43 years of flying. 😊
You weren't kidding .... just the roll... no take off. LoL
NetCerpher lol i know right
The engine sounds are literally peak sound waves
The Connie is prettier, but the DC-7 rules.
Great C-W turbo-compound sound here.
I loves the sound from a A380 by take off. But this sound is more fantastic
Childhood memories, 4 TC-18's at takeoff power... too bad they can't use 58 inches MAP anymore. What a unique sound that was.
Because 115/145 Grade AVGAS they feed on, is no longer available, so operators of big piston pounders feed their beasts on 100 Low Lead, basically the same petrol you put in the tanks of a Cessna 152. So cannot use full boost on 100LL, as such a high setting will wreck the pistons due to detonation issues.
Wright 3350s...what's a TC-18?
Trade nick-name for the Wright TurboCompound. EAL even used it in some of their proprietary publications.@@scottw5315
Perfect music!
This looks like a former Swissair livery aircraft.
True
On turn it sounds like winged tractor :)
Fantastic!
CalFire before CalFire was cool?
I know what the difference is between a supercharged and a turbocharged engine, but I'm still not quite sure what the difference was between a turbocharged engine on a normal fighter and the "power recovery" type of turbocharged engines on the Super Constellation and DC7. They called them "power recovery" turbines, but aren't all turbochargers, by definition, "power recovery" devices? What's special about the power recovery turbines on Super Constellations and DC7s that makes them different from other turbocharged engines?
I do not know about the connie or the dc 7 but with turbochargers you can do two things. You can compensate for loss pressure as the airplane climbs, maintaining sea level power all the way to altitude. So a normally aspirated and a turbo normalized engine make the same horse power at sea level. However as the turbo normalized engine climbs it maintains sea level pressure inside the engine. A turbocharger can help the engine make more horse power than a normally aspirated engine. I would consider that a super - turbocharged engine. Super charging an engine whether it is using a mechanical device or a turbine driven device it make more than normal power. But comes at a cost of higher wear and higher fuel burn. The turbo-normalized engine would just behave like a non turbo engine no matter what altitude. I would only guess that the "power recovery" is a turbo normalized engine. Supercharged and turbocharged take the engine beyond its normally aspirated counter part.
Behest a cool aeroplane!
Can I still fly in one of these?
Great video, a classic. That is 60 in the drift?. Saludos
Really nice video.
Starting a takeoff roll from the chevrons is generally considered a No-No, but he was probably heavy enough he decided to do it anyway?!
Yeah they were loaded with retardant and needed that extra length
@@sabian404, and I appreciate that, but the problem is that portion of the runway pavement may not be built to take the load of a heavier aircraft.....might buckle? Runways with arrows before a displaced threshold maybe taxied on, but chevrons are meant strictly as an overrun if I remember correctly?
Displaced threshold can be used for taxi, takeoff, and overrun but not for landing.
Is this McCall Idaho ?
She looks like a firefighter plane... Watch out for a gremlin on the wing!
Open the gates.
irritating, didn't even show a lift off :(
He was being honest
😍😍♥️
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It's sounds like a Boat engine
Funny kormuna khamruL media amar jamai i miss you 🤗
terrible engines.
+Chris H. Most airlines got rid of their DC-7s before their DC-6s which were far more reliable and fuel efficient.
When they derated it for 100LL gas (51 inches MAP max @ takeoff) the reliability went way up on this engine.