Hi Bill,
I don't recall hearing the Starship, though there were two at one time
operating out of Nashville, and the last one was retired to the Beech
Heritage Museum that started out as the Staggerwing Museum here at our local
airport in Tullahoma. But, I think you are correct. The engines on the B36
were never intended to be buried in the wing in that manner.
However, I believe I am correct in saying that the C124 Globemaster used
four of the same engines, in tractor configuration in normal nacelles, and
it had a very similar sound, so the sound may be peculiar to those engines
and props.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sue Pearce" <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Mammoth E-30 Product Review - Zone-10 Website
>> I often wondered if the pusher props contributed to the remarkable sound
>> of
>> the 36.
>
> I never heard a B36, although it had engines buried in the wing that were
> never intended to operate in that manner. We live in an area near tne
> Beech
> plant, and often planes fly overhead. the sound of the Beech Starship, a
> pusher, was quite distinctive. Quite different from a King Air, with
> similar
> engines and props.
>
> Bill Pearce
>
> --
> _________________________________________________________________
> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
>
>
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
|