tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post1753524030821312450..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Mars May Rise AgainThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-48757376247668687382015-07-07T15:51:02.063-07:002015-07-07T15:51:02.063-07:00My first experience of a "big" turboprop...My first experience of a "big" turboprop was the RCAF Canadair Yukon, CL-44, back in the late 60s. We moved a lot of troops and freight to Europe in those things. At the time they had the biggest props (I think) in the world. They featured a hinged tail for fast and easy cargo loading.<br /><br />I think the maritime patrol Argus was based on the same airframe a re-engineered version of the Bristol Brittania. (confession: I had to Wiki the name of the original British aircraft). There's an Argus on display at CFB Comox, up-island.<br /><br />One thing about those Russian counter-rotating prop jobs is the noise they kick out. Pilots intercepting the Bears say they can hear it before they see it.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-4172310853682821672015-07-07T14:24:10.129-07:002015-07-07T14:24:10.129-07:00There's something about really large aircraft ...There's something about really large aircraft that fascinates me. It's not just that it's the same forces of physics and aer0dynamics that lifts both them and a diminutive Piper Cub aloft, but. like you say, they seem to be barely moving in the sky when in fact they're usually clipping along at at least 200 kts.<br /><br />One of my personal favourites is the Antonov An-22 "Antaeus", the world's largest turboprop:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0YGvFycPfg<br /><br />N.ThinkingManNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233707013338083180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-19196192029755707002015-07-07T09:44:07.178-07:002015-07-07T09:44:07.178-07:00Fortunately the "Hawaii" still floats on...Fortunately the "Hawaii" still floats on Sproat Lake where Coulson says they can have her ready to go in just a few days.<br /><br />I have delightful memories of watching that big red machine fly overhead, its size making it appear almost stationary. <br /><br />There's an equally delightful pub tucked away on the back road, the Fish and Duck, a lovely place to while away a bit of time gazing out over Sproat Lake and the last of the legendary Mars water bombers.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-35880786512436690472015-07-07T09:13:17.260-07:002015-07-07T09:13:17.260-07:00I thought she'd been repainted and sent to the...I thought she'd been repainted and sent to the Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola a year or two back. Painted her Gloss Sea Blue, Stars & Bars then flew her southward?<br /><br />N.<br /><br />PS. I do love that airplane, BTW...ThinkingManNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233707013338083180noreply@blogger.com