***Maybe so Walter, but a flat 6 won't give you a hard on like a DHC-2 Radial at full noise
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You've got that right!
Nothing, and I mean NOTHING beats the fire and smoke belching of a big radial on start-up! I am particularly fond of the R-2800s I flew behind on the C-46 Commando. Whoooooeeeee! (Kinda enjoyed my little R-985s on my Twin Beech, too.
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