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Old 07-11-2019, 11:26 PM   #1
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O yea, I love the B17 that occasionally circles over my house!
A B17 with rotaries? Most of those had radial engines.
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A B17 with rotaries? Most of those had radial engines.
Yeah, big difference between Rotary and Radial engines.

I love the sound of radial engine. "There's no sound like a round!"
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B17 as in flying fortress?

Lots of rotary in aviation. I hear its mostly because in case of catastrophic engine failure the other rotors still operate.
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