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Thread Author: Armel Coussine Replies: 4
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New Sun 19 Jun 16 11:32 
 Merlin - Armel Coussine
No, not the wizard Perro, but the V12 supercharged engine used in many aircraft in WW2 and earlier.

There's an old Spitfire cartwheeling about in the skies today, as it has done on previous days recently.

It's a reassuring noise to me, bringing back (unconscious I suppose) memories of early childhood.

'One of ours', the adults used to say not without a certain anxiety.
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New Sun 19 Jun 16 11:44 
 Merlin - devonite
The sound of a Spitfire's Merlin engine is only bettered by the four on a Lancaster! - the Griffon engine used on later Spit's has a slightly (not unpleasant) different note to my ear, but I prefer the Merlin.
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New Sun 19 Jun 16 12:53 
 Merlin - Ian (Cape Town)
Shackleton.
4 synched contra-rotating Griffins.
oooh, lovely. Used to see them often round here.
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New Sun 19 Jun 16 13:13 
 Merlin - Dog
This is the sound of a Stuka 87, the sound of which was enough to frighten the sheep(ish) I reckon:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZZ504TGDpE

I've heard a Eurofighter flying overhead here = awesome sound!!
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New Sun 19 Jun 16 13:31 
 Merlin - Dog
€urofighter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijs6csP5UbY
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