[Milsurplus] O/T (sorta): DEDICATED TO ALL THOSE WHO FLEW BEHINDROUND ENGINES

[Lloyd KK7IZ]

Some years ago (about 1988) when you could still fly with cloths on, I took 
a flight from oregon to Albuquerque via Oakland. We landed in Oakland and 
the passengers for that destination got off. A bit later, the boarding 
passengers started coming on. I am a people watcher, Sooooo, well.
Pretty soon a rather large guy comes down the isle with a T-shirt on that 
looked like it had seen better days. All oil splattered. Whe he got closer, 
I could see the printing on the shirt.
"How did you know my airplane has a round engine?"
Thanx
Lloyd  KK7IZ
kk7iz at cox.net

Lloyd Godsey  KK7IZ
1315 N. Udall Circle
Mesa, Az  85203
480-620-7145 (cell)
Visit my  web site
www.lloydsdipsydumpster.com
PAYPAL welcome
And my NEW  web sites
www.antiqueradioarchives.com
www.antiqueaircraftradios.com
Collecting OLD civilian aircraft radios and literature
Particularly Lear. Got anything?
Some boatanchors got wings

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
To: <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>; <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 7:09 PM
Subject: [Milsurplus] O/T (sorta): DEDICATED TO ALL THOSE WHO FLEW 
BEHINDROUND ENGINES


>
> DEDICATED TO ALL THOSE WHO FLEW BEHIND ROUND ENGINES
>
> We  gotta get rid of those turbines; they're ruining aviation
> and our  hearing ... A turbine is too simple minded, it has
> no mystery. The air  travels through it in a straight line
> and doesn't pick up any of the  pungent fragrance of engine
> oil or pilot  sweat.
>
> Anybody can start a turbine. You just need to move a  switch
> from "OFF" to "START" and then remember to move it back  to
> "ON" after a while. My PC is harder to  start.
>
> Cranking a round engine requires skill, finesse and  style.
> You have to seduce it into starting. It's like waking up  a
> horny mistress. On some planes, the pilots aren't  even
> allowed to do it..
>
> Turbines start by whining  for a while, then give a
> lady-like poof and start whining a little  louder.
>
> Round engines give a satisfying rattle-rattle,  click-click,
> BANG, more rattles, another BANG, a big macho FART or
> two, more  clicks, a lot more smoke and finally a serious
> low pitched roar. We  like that. It's a GUY thing...
>
> When you start a round engine,  your mind is engaged and you
> can concentrate on the flight ahead.  Starting a turbine
> is like flicking on a ceiling fan: Useful, but,  hardly
> exciting.
>
> When you have started his round  engine successfully your
> Crew Chief looks up at you like he'd let you  kiss his girl , too!
>
> Turbines don't break or catch fire often enough, which leads
> to  aircrew boredom, complacency and inattention. A round
> engine at speed  looks and sounds like it's going to blow
> any minute. This helps  concentrate the mind!
>
> Turbines don't have enough control  levers or gauges to keep
> a pilot's attention. There's nothing to fiddle  with during
> long flights.
>
> Turbines smell like a Boy  Scout camp full of Coleman Lamps.
> Round engines smell like God intended  machines to smell.
>
> Pass this on to an old Round Engine guy  (or his son, or
> anyone who flew them) in remembrance of that  "Greatest
> Generation".
>
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> Milsurplus mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
>