Radial Engines VS Turbines VS ...

[Mike Kimball]

Must have either been an inheritance or damned good investing!

My question is, what are the proper adjectives to describe my 450HP, full
roller, aluminum racing block, Chevy V8 with custom headers, 18 inches of
exhaust and no mufflers, ho, ho, ho (Tim Allen grunt).

Radial - Cool. Macho. Nostalgic. Cantankerous. Smelly. Noisy (in a good
way). Difficult. Preschooler (needs constant attention). Uses oil as fast
as it uses fuel.

Turbine - Simple. Easy. Very Reliable. Smoooooooth. Unbelievably
expensive! I think I heard "wuss" for the pilot.

Lycoming - Lycosaur. Fairly Reliable. Expensive. Not smooth.

Chevy V8 - ???

Mike
044SR

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of
Charlie Starr
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 4:52 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Radial Engines VS Turbines

42 years of airline flying from DC-3 to B-747 and I can't afford to fill the
tanks on my Stinson much less buy a turbine ????. Wonder what airline and
what was he hauling?
Charlie Starr SR065

----- Original Message -----
From: "apoulsen" <apoulsen@comcast.net>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Radial Engines VS Turbines

Hmmm... Guess I never made that pay grade

Allen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian" <Northernliving@sc.rr.com>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 6:52 PM
Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] Radial Engines VS Turbines

True about the Boeing, - but I know several airline pilots that have
turbines for fun! I just flew a turbine powered Palitus P3 with a 777
driver a few weeks ago - for fun. That same pilot has a Strikemaster, a
Provost, and a turbine powered Baron conversion.

It all depends on the mission. For the low, slow, nostalgic flight,

there

is nothing like a radial; they just have the cool factor. For comfort,
power, and cruise, the turbine has the sizzle.

-Brian

-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of
apoulsen
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 3:50 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Radial Engines VS Turbines

I guess it depends why you're in the air that day.

If it's for fun, hard to beat a radial. If you need to get there nothing
compares with turbines (the more the merrier too).

You'll never meet an airplane pilot who wishes he could take the Boeing

up

on his day off.

Allen

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jesse Jenks" <jessejenks@hotmail.com>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 11:48 AM
Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] Radial Engines VS Turbines

Great post John,
I got a good laugh to get the day started. The irony is that "turbine
time"
is the holy grail for an aspiring professional pilot. As you say, a
radial
requires skill and a bit of magic to run it. Put two or more of them on
one
airplane and it's like running a preschool. You do get a sense of pride
and
acomplishment just by starting one. Honestly though, I'd rather be

pulled

by
turbines. When you're shooting an instrument approach at midnight after

a

12
hour duty-day, you don't want to mess with mixtures and cowl flaps.
You're right though, radials are way macho.
Jesse




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