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Offline steamer

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What a sound!
« on: February 20, 2013, 01:39:19 AM »
OK guys....I'm blown away by this....

1949  BRM  1.5L F1 car

V16

1.5 Liter  ( 90 cubic inch)

600 HP @ 12000 rpm...... :whoohoo:

Just listen to this....

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umO3iqac_4c" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umO3iqac_4c</a>

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Re: What a sound!
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2013, 01:47:47 AM »
By the way....that's 6.66 HP / cubic inch.....or 400 HP / liter....in 1949!

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Re: What a sound!
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2013, 02:21:28 AM »
EEEEEGAD...Thats Magnificent!!
Reminds me of a bike I used to have, 600 cc, 120 HP, 13,000 RPM redline.

MUSIC!!!
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Re: What a sound!
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2013, 02:25:48 AM »
There are a few more video's on Youtube about the BRM  ......some with great sound tracks......

Just the sound is a beautiful Symphony!.....

Less than 2" bore and stroke......amazing!

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Re: What a sound!
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2013, 02:32:46 AM »
P51 mustangs sound better.....
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Re: What a sound!
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2013, 03:58:38 AM »
Nope.  I'll take 1 BRM ...and a large coffee.....to go!

Nice car...

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Re: What a sound!
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2013, 05:56:34 AM »
PHOOEY!!! 
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Re: What a sound!
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2013, 07:28:16 AM »
Ah- yes, 1949- we had Rolls Royce Merlins and Griffons on RAF 31 ( Goldstar) Squadron.

Most of us- who are survivors-- are deaf.

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Re: What a sound!
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2013, 09:40:05 AM »
BRM lovely sound but....

Last summer (i.e. two years ago!) the BBMF Lancaster did a couple of  very low passes over our heads at Santa Pod...

Simply wonderful  :LittleAngel:

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Re: What a sound!
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2013, 11:14:10 AM »
There's something about 4 RR Merlins running together on the Lanc, that just sends a shiver down my spine - and I'm nowhere near old enough to have experienced them for real. The best thing is, add more Merlins, and the sound just keeps on getting better. I can imagine having a full squadron of Lancs flying overhead was a sound that would never leave you.
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Re: What a sound!
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2013, 11:47:01 AM »
Quote from: DavidF on February 20, 2013, 05:56:34 AM
PHOOEY!!!

You listen to your noise....I'll listen to mine.... 8)

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Re: What a sound!
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2013, 12:06:48 PM »
Sorry to say I'm not too big on loud noises...but I have a few favorite sounds...

Falling snow.
Wife leaving to go grocery shopping.
Wife returning from grocery shopping.
Sleeping kids...and pets.
Spreading good butter on a baguette.
Paycheck hitting the bank.
Head hitting pillow.
The gurgle from a freshly opened bottle of vodka.
Throat stretching burp when it's my own.
Slicing of cheese
and popping of wine cork.
Stationary grindstone.
Dreaming.
Raucous silence.

Many more such lovely sounds.
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Re: What a sound!
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2013, 12:44:41 PM »
Quote from: steamer on February 20, 2013, 01:39:19 AM
OK guys....I'm blown away by this....

1949  BRM  1.5L F1 car

V16

1.5 Liter  ( 90 cubic inch)

600 HP @ 12000 rpm...... :whoohoo:

Just listen to this....

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umO3iqac_4c" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umO3iqac_4c</a>

Dave

Dave you got that right (it's the ringtone on my phone) but to get the full effect you need to hear it live - unfortunately it's run so infrequently now that it rarely runs cleanly and properly - much like in period!  Nick Mason's book 'Into the red' includes a CD of sounds of the cars including the BRM - turned up load it makes my spine tingle.

For more on the V16 I recommend reading Tony Rudd's biography 'It was fun' or Doug Nye's BRM vol 1.
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Re: What a sound!
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2013, 12:46:44 PM »
There is a vidio on RNZAF Proboards, of a flight in the resently rebuilt Mosquito flying over the Auckland area just a few weeks ago, its just as if you were in the cockpit with the full sound of those two Merlins.  Vidio 16 min long.  Ian S C
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Re: What a sound!
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2013, 01:25:01 PM »
Zee....anybody here can listen to what ever they like if it makes them happy.....I just love the sound of the BRM in full song at the moment....later it will be something else....

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