By: turbo_NZ - 10th February 2004 at 17:48
this could be a start of a whole new thread but in general, are radials a lot more oilier than liquid cooled V’s ?
By: Yak 11 Fan - 10th February 2004 at 17:22
Originally posted by Black Knight
Not so much black anymore but still oily. And it gets everywhere. I suppose the Russians designed it like that to save coating parts with waxoil.:D
Get yourself a Yak 11 then, it’s not that oily.
By: Black Knight - 10th February 2004 at 11:24
Not so much black anymore but still oily. And it gets everywhere. I suppose the Russians designed it like that to save coating parts with waxoil.:D
By: turbo_NZ - 10th February 2004 at 01:07
A “Black Russian” is it ? ….:D
By: Black Knight - 10th February 2004 at 00:26
Just don’t volunteer to clean the thing after it’s been flying.
By: turbo_NZ - 9th February 2004 at 23:42
Great stuff…thats description reminds me of the Sea Fury when it did high speed passes, damn fast for a piston engine aircraft !!
But I think the La-9 is even better looking.
…..can’t wait, can’t wait, can’t wait…..:cool:
By: Chris Broad - 9th February 2004 at 23:35
what does it for me is….
…the sound and speed of the damn thing!
It roars past in a similar fashion to a bearcat, but the sound of it when it passes is like a deep ‘chug’, almost harley davidson like! It really is something special. Must be that 14 cylinder Ash-82 radial.
Well it floats my boat anyway!:D
You will love it over in NZ, you lucky beggers. I only saw it once properly, and i won’t forget that sound anytime soon.:p
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