Chris Scott
But I don't think I'd recognise a
DB 605.
I think the DB605 in a 109G sounds quite like a slightly gruffer Merlin with a bit more supercharger howl. The DB601 in a contempary BoB 109E sounds very much the same as a DB605, IMO. If you trawl youtube, you can listen to these original restored engines. Of course, two of the important WW2 aero-engines that you cannot hear in modern times are, the Napier Sabre or, the Junkers Jumo 211. Let's hope that can be fixed soon. To me, perhaps the most evocative aero-engine sound is on a contemporary youtube recording of the 1929 Schneider Trophy. Search youtube "1929 Schneider Trophy" and you will find the great posting by "aviation bomberguy" The original sound of Atcherley's S.6 with its 1929 Rolls-Royce "R" engine roaring along The Solent shows the technological skill that helped to win the air war 10 years later. For those interested, the 1929 "R" engine ran at full throttle for the whole race (upto 1 hour at 3000rpm and 13psi boost, 1900bhp)!
BTW, no original 1929 Rolls-Royce "R" engine exists, they were all consumed in the development of the 1931 "R" engine.
OAP