But, when the aircraft was filmed from behind starting up at night, was that animiation, or were they actually filming an Air Atlantique DC-6?
I'd bet that was for real. It was far too accurate for an animation - the smoke was 'just right', and the sound of a big radial rumbling into gardual self-sustaining running was glorious. Animators just aren't that good with the fine detail of aeroplane sounds and effects.
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