PRT
Ok that was something I did not know that the PRT was partly responsible for the different sound, which sounds very plausible indeed.
Two things outstanding:
- What about synchronised firing of all cylinders in the four Wright engines on the L1049 vs. free running P&W on DC4/6?
- Can any one elucidate on the sound of the corn cobs? These did not have a PRT but super chargers and 27 pistons each. Do the C97s still flying sound like the old Stratocruiser?
I was once told that the sweet, tuneful, friendly sound of the DC3 was in part due to shape & inner structure of the wings (resonance) ...