V 12 Allisons, The End of an Era

Once a huge fan of unlimited hydroplane racing, I lost all interest when turbines replaced WWII reciprocating V-12 aircraft engines.

FWIW, such was inevitable in order to maintain the sport as the amount of WWII V-12 aircraft engines, both RR and Allison, once so abundant at war surplass prices, became depleated decades ago.

Still, the whine of the turbines, does not result in the emotion of the reciprocating V-12 engines, whether turbocharged as are the Allisons, or supercharged with open exhausts as once were the Merlins.

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• Re: V 12 Allisons, The End of an Era - Ed Gooding (VA) 07:01:33 01/20/26 (1)
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