Major Teruhiko Kobayashi, famed Imperial Japanese Army Air Force ace, said that the Kawasaki Ki-61 "Hien" (Swallow), and the Nakajima Ki-84 "Hayate" (Gale) howl (or, howled) the same way as the P-51; all three with ventrally-mounted radiatior intakes, and adjustable cooling vents.
the howling sound is coming form the air intake not the gun ports. there is a flap on the back of the air-intake on the bottom of the plane. you can only hear form behind. unless it is low to the ground.
@rampking1 I was told directly by Maurice Hammond at Breighton in the UK that the howl is indeed caused by the empty gun ports and the change of angle the air flows over them as G is loaded onto the wings, and he should know he owns "Janie" and "Marinell" :)
@rampking1 with you on that one, its effectively the same as when you blow across the top of a milk bottle. but it is the guns that the wind is blowing across instead
oh yea the howling was designed for the germans to hear that big merling howling up there ass sounding like something from hell to get the prepared for there trip there !
Well - meanwhile a seventy year old development .... .
But look it worked and works until today.
And there's no electronic that avoids the pilot to get a feeling to the sky's elements !
Very different to todays flying machines .
Or does anyone know - in comparison- why the french A330 last year went lost only because 12 several but very important high-tec devices quit their jobs ?!
I think we should recreate a direct contact to the Elements of the air .
He's got a turbo on that..
HealthyCabbie 2 weeks ago
DId anyone else get a chill down their spine with every flyby? I know I did.
There is no sound like that of a Rolls Royce/Packard Merlin.
Reynard13Fuchs 1 month ago
I don't know...but I would be scared like hell with a sound like that above me...reminds me of the sound the Ju87 makes while diving
Ghosteye101 4 months ago
Major Teruhiko Kobayashi, famed Imperial Japanese Army Air Force ace, said that the Kawasaki Ki-61 "Hien" (Swallow), and the Nakajima Ki-84 "Hayate" (Gale) howl (or, howled) the same way as the P-51; all three with ventrally-mounted radiatior intakes, and adjustable cooling vents.
deedsie 4 months ago
the howling sound is coming form the air intake not the gun ports. there is a flap on the back of the air-intake on the bottom of the plane. you can only hear form behind. unless it is low to the ground.
I work with the P-51s in NY
bustabusts 4 months ago 5
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oen921 2 months ago
@bustabusts And i am a astronaut and i was in apollo 12
oen921 2 months ago
Actually I read this sound was caused by the gun port cut-outs for the 50 cal. on P-51's restored in full WWII status. Not caused by the engine.
rampking1 4 months ago 2
@rampking1 I was told directly by Maurice Hammond at Breighton in the UK that the howl is indeed caused by the empty gun ports and the change of angle the air flows over them as G is loaded onto the wings, and he should know he owns "Janie" and "Marinell" :)
UKVoodooUK 3 months ago
@UKVoodooUK Thanks. Makes sense as you do not hear this sound on racing P-51's at the Reno Air Races.
rampking1 3 months ago
@rampking1 with you on that one, its effectively the same as when you blow across the top of a milk bottle. but it is the guns that the wind is blowing across instead
daletheguvnor 2 months ago
oh yea the howling was designed for the germans to hear that big merling howling up there ass sounding like something from hell to get the prepared for there trip there !
TheFordsforme 4 months ago
what the fuck every one of the video's make me have chills damn quit it
TheFordsforme 4 months ago
@TheFordsforme I hear ya! Thought I was the only one! lol
ZJhontu1 3 months ago
the p51 and a top fuel dragster are the two best mechanical sounds i've ever heard live.
plonker00765 5 months ago
P-51 Mustang the best in the Second World War.
patertre 6 months ago
Well - meanwhile a seventy year old development .... .
But look it worked and works until today.
And there's no electronic that avoids the pilot to get a feeling to the sky's elements !
Very different to todays flying machines .
Or does anyone know - in comparison- why the french A330 last year went lost only because 12 several but very important high-tec devices quit their jobs ?!
I think we should recreate a direct contact to the Elements of the air .
Much more sure than only fly by wire
P47DTBolt 1 year ago
dat geluid is echt vet!
annekiestra 1 year ago
that sounds soo sick thanks for the post
killjoy270 1 year ago