Brings back memories! Aloha Airlines in Hawaii flew 3 Vickers Viscounts with 4 Darts apiece. Back then you walked across the ramp to get on your plane. Hawaiian Airlines flew the Convair 340 and 440 with two Darts. The Viscounts were, with their 4 Darts turning, absolutely piercing. I was used to hearing DC-8s and 707s leaving the ramp but they were nothing compared to the Viscount.
I was never around an F27, but was around hundreds of YS-11s starts, and even inside, that spoiling sound is unique. Much the uniqueness of a Spey engine start on a BAC-111. Very nice.
Man my childhood memories came flooding back. Flew on the F27 many times as a kid in Kenya.You could always tell when they were taxing to the ramp.The screaming darts.They later replaced them with its newer sibling the Fokker 50.
Such an iconic scream! I was lucky enough to fly in Viscounts (Cambrian and Aer Lingus), an HS748 (Dan-Air) and holiday charters on HP Heralds and F27’s back in the day.
Air New Zealand had them from about the 1960,s til 1990. when the Airline NAC purchased them at the time and after the merger of NAC/Air New Zealand. I can remember putting my hands over my ears when they started up.
I have been watching Rolls Royce Darts for many years, since back when Ozark flew Fairchild FH-227Bs into my home town of Rock Falls, Il., and watching many other Fokker and Fairchild F-27s and 227s in Moline and Chicago and I have never seen black puffs of smoke come out of the exhaust like this. I wonder if its more the fuel than the engine.
Gary Orlando All was good, I assure you. Perhaps you weren’t sitting under the nacelle? If I remember right, this bird was loaded down with a full team departing for a show. The mechanics had just finished engine work, it passed the test flight but the pilots were spooling her up slow and deliberately to monitor the old steam gauges to make sure all was good. What you see in the video is RPMs much higher than a normal crank and idle, likely producing the smoke
Oh yeah, I watched such planes like a hawk and would make note of anything odd. I think the extra smoke is cool, actually!! Besides, ALL Rolls Royce airplane engines tend to be on the smokey side in one way or the other. These Darts will throw out bluish oily looking smoke in the colder winter temps.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. We are retiring one of the old 27's this spring, replacing it with a DASH-8. We're in the works with big Army to replace the second one with another DASH-8 soon. Sad to see the old girls go.
I remember Vickers Viscounts at my local airport that would start up literally 50 feet from where I was standing. I couldn't understand why engines that noisy were allowed.
In the early 80's I worked as a line rat in San Diego and there was an airline flying Viscounts that would come in regularly, you could here them a ways out on final screaming their way to the runway let alone when they taxied up to the ramp.
I would, but I left that organization back in 2017 and those planes were retired shortly after. Replaced with Dash-8s. The old Fokkers are either in the scrap yard or on sticks as a display somewhere.
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I was an aircraft mechanic apprentice 30 years ago with a grumman 159..same engine same horrific and loud whistle..so nice memories..❤🎉😅
this is still the best sounding turbine ever made, eargasm pure
Rolls Royce Dart.....wonderful indeed.
The best turboprop sound, I love it much.
Brings back memories! Aloha Airlines in Hawaii flew 3 Vickers Viscounts with 4 Darts apiece. Back then you walked across the ramp to get on your plane. Hawaiian Airlines flew the Convair 340 and 440 with two Darts. The Viscounts were, with their 4 Darts turning, absolutely piercing. I was used to hearing DC-8s and 707s leaving the ramp but they were nothing compared to the Viscount.
I was never around an F27, but was around hundreds of YS-11s starts, and even inside, that spoiling sound is unique. Much the uniqueness of a Spey engine start on a BAC-111. Very nice.
Man my childhood memories came flooding back. Flew on the F27 many times as a kid in Kenya.You could always tell when they were taxing to the ramp.The screaming darts.They later replaced them with its newer sibling the Fokker 50.
Such an iconic scream! I was lucky enough to fly in Viscounts (Cambrian and Aer Lingus), an HS748 (Dan-Air) and holiday charters on HP Heralds and F27’s back in the day.
That Dart whine is unmistakable! ILOVE IT!
I hear it 24hrs a day, every day. It wasn't all her fault though, the damage started in CENTCOM '04-'07. The dart just fine tuned the pitch.
I love those Darts like HS748, and Darts-equipped planes.
Best turbo sound EVER!👍🏿🥂😍
Ah. This is absolute.music to my ears.
Belle musique
Will always impressed by how fast the propeller rotate..
That sound !!!! Best ever.
Air New Zealand had them from about the 1960,s til 1990. when the Airline NAC purchased them at the time and after the merger of NAC/Air New Zealand. I can remember putting my hands over my ears when they started up.
Yes NAC ( later Air New Zealand) Viscounts and F27s with their RR Darts were a special memory ! Flew in many of them!
Thud - that heavenly sound...
Those Darts are awesome.
and the dinosaur awakens
I have been watching Rolls Royce Darts for many years, since back when Ozark flew Fairchild FH-227Bs into my home town of Rock Falls, Il., and watching many other Fokker and Fairchild F-27s and 227s in Moline and Chicago and I have never seen black puffs of smoke come out of the exhaust like this. I wonder if its more the fuel than the engine.
Gary Orlando All was good, I assure you. Perhaps you weren’t sitting under the nacelle? If I remember right, this bird was loaded down with a full team departing for a show. The mechanics had just finished engine work, it passed the test flight but the pilots were spooling her up slow and deliberately to monitor the old steam gauges to make sure all was good. What you see in the video is RPMs much higher than a normal crank and idle, likely producing the smoke
Oh yeah, I watched such planes like a hawk and would make note of anything odd. I think the extra smoke is cool, actually!! Besides, ALL Rolls Royce airplane engines tend to be on the smokey side in one way or the other. These Darts will throw out bluish oily looking smoke in the colder winter temps.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. We are retiring one of the old 27's this spring, replacing it with a DASH-8. We're in the works with big Army to replace the second one with another DASH-8 soon. Sad to see the old girls go.
Yeah. I have never seen the Golden Knights in person and will be might sad to see a Dash 8 replace the Fokkers.
The only engine close to the DART sound is the Garrett TPE331 on an MU-2 or Rockwell 690.
Ah, the Dart whine.
So good! And you hear it the rest of your life
Tengo interés en dos. F27 mide time engines and aicraf once large cargo door one engine 500. Other engine 300
Please upload complete video
Fui mecânico na Rio sul.o avião dava trabalho.kkkk
I remember Vickers Viscounts at my local airport that would start up literally 50 feet from where I was standing. I couldn't understand why engines that noisy were allowed.
TommyWylie because they sound AWESOME!
In the early 80's I worked as a line rat in San Diego and there was an airline flying Viscounts that would come in regularly, you could here them a ways out on final screaming their way to the runway let alone when they taxied up to the ramp.
throwin a bit of smoke this time...
Raoul Yeates Yeah, they're getting old. Got a Dash-8 on the way to retire one of the old Ladies
Yeah, I noticed that as well.
Please make more videos
I would, but I left that organization back in 2017 and those planes were retired shortly after. Replaced with Dash-8s. The old Fokkers are either in the scrap yard or on sticks as a display somewhere.
the vickers viscounts where better had 4 of these engines
Why grates in windows?
That’s how it came. It’s the cargo configuration not the passenger configuration.
Used stby water metanol
Sitting in the back it was obvious when the meth was flowing for takeoff. Nice little kick!