Mike Patey - Scrappy Roars to Life

[TreeTops]

Has to be the best sounding piston aircraft engine hands down.
Remember, this engine is the same as in the Comanche 400 with just a little bit of work done to it It still sounds the same though with the glorious music of 8 cylinders.

And what sounds better than one engine? Two. A Beechcraft QueenAir Excalibur with twin Lycoming 720's would make a nice freight dog.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb3iEj9Azss


Or, I found this one of a re-engined Baron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ0o2cS_5sA

We used to have one in Perth, out of Jandakot, and it would leave at about 5am every weekday doing newspaper deliveries up north. If you have to be woken up by an aircraft flying overhead it might as well be one of these. Sure beats the sound of a Metro.

[Medtner]

Yeah, the sound of that engine is pure music. All the more reason for A2A to complete the wonderful Comanche 400 and get it Accusimmed.

[TreeTops]

Wikipedia lists a single Aerostar 800 was built and it had 2 Lycoming 400's. Any chance for an engine option in the Hanger?

[Scott - A2A]

Has to be the best sounding piston aircraft engine hands down.

Agreed. I also think the normally aspirated Aerostar 600 having no mufflers makes it sound nice. The Comanche 400, also admittedly though it doesn't make a whole lot of sense just being a bigger Lycoming, has a unique sound too.

Once our Accu-Sim Aerostar is done and the Comanche 400 is flying, I just can't see a scenario where we don't make a Comanche 400.

Scott

[Medtner]

I just can't see a scenario where we don't make a Comanche 400.

Scott

Neither can we.
But in the meantime, give us some behind the scenes shots from starting up/working on the 400.
That one video of the run-up... well... let's just say I've watched it about 40,000 times of the almost 17,000 views it has, and I'm sure I'm not alone.

[TreeTops]

Having a 400 in the sim would be awesome.
Looking forward to the Aerostar. You must be making some solid progress with it now.

And I agree with Medtner about more videos of the plane(s).