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Old 14th Feb 2021, 03:22
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Originally Posted by DHfan
The film soundtracks that amuse me are the occasions when a turboprop spools down to the accompanying sounds of a big piston engine stopping.
I remember when I went to see the parody movie "Airplane" back when it first came out (~1980). I'm sure it was intentional that when they showed the 707 flying through the clouds, the sound was for a big multi-engine prop aircraft. I found that so funny that I laughed out loud - my then girlfriend couldn't understand why I was laughing
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