Great Sounding Merlin Engine " Spitfire Sounds "
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Published 2012-12-02
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I am nearly 82 now, but to hear a spitfire takes me back to when I was 5 years old or so and would escape from the air raid shelter to watch our spitfires doing battle with the enemy. It was so exciting because I had no idea of the danger. Then after the battle we would try and pick up bits and pieces of metal that fell down. I kept those bits for years. Forget what happened to them, but have never forgotten the sound of those merlin engines.
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I'm not ashamed to say this brought tears to my eyes. What a glorious engine.
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Even as an aussie i think this is probably the best sound by a combustion engine EVER. Im an airtraffic controller of the modern day, and no jet engine ever sounds this awesome. Much respect to our ww2 guys and gals.
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The only music sweeter than that 12-cylinder symphony is the 192-cylinder symphony of the formation (1:38). That's the sound of "There's no way you're conquering Britain." Potent as hell!
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Every time. Every time I hear this: tears stream down my face. We must never, and I mean, never, ever, forget.
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That sound gives me goosebumps
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Thank god for the Doppler effect
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this is just pure airplane pornography
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I was walking on Blouberg Beach with my dog, just North of Cape Town, in the Spring of 1976. That old, familiar, and heart stirring sound suddenly arrived, approaching from the South. And this Spitfire came past, slow and easy, probably at 300', with the canopy run back. The pilot, in clear sight, exchanged waves with me, and then continued flying North. Quite wonderful, and a magnificent setting with Table Mountain in the background. Even my dog stopped and stared.
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That Hurricane pass and wave never gets old!
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There aren't many better sounds than this, just wonderful.
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Once you have heard a merlin,you will never ever forget it,war baby
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beyond a shadow of a doubt the most beautiful aircraft ever built.
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Thank you to the Spitfire and Hurricane and the brave pilots who flew them.
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Makes me so proud to be British...look what we used to be able to do. And now look at our country and what it's become...sniff
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Goosebumps - I live near Filton Airfield and during the summer every few weeks there's a Spitfire that goes out for an hour or so - every time I hear it I rush outside to watch.
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The best planes, the most glorious sights, the best noise in the world, these wonderful machines, and the bravest pilots saved our skin during the second world war, should NEVER be fortgotten.
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Wow the merlin engine, for me is one of the most evocative sounds i have ever heard, the sound of freedom.
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"Rolls Royce Merlin Engines. The sweetest sound you'll ever hear."
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That plane and that engine! I can just picture an airfield on the southern coast of England filled with Spits and Hurricanes. RAF blue uniforms with shearling coats and white turtle-neck sweaters.
