Thank you! I got my multi engine rating in 1970 in a Beech 18. I loved the airplane and owned two Beech Volpars during the 1970’s. I logged 1100 + hours flying my family and friends all over America and Baja Mexico. It was great, my wife and daughters could take along all their STUFF and plenty of room to bring more STUFF home.😂 I had a critical engine departure failure with full tanks and five on board. I did the drill and with no effort #2 took us back to the airport. Cross country trips were comfortable, it was like getting settled into an old Cadillac for a Sunday drive. As I sit in my old rocking chair, I can close my eyes and relive those happy times in the Beech 18’s
My first job as a commercial pilot - flying a Super G-18S out of Montreal to NYC, Toronto and other cities in the east. CF-TAE. 1967. This plane sounds great!
Hi. It was with a class 5 charter company operating out of Dorval called V.I.P. Flights - owned by Lionel Ladouceur. I believe the plane was sold to Bradly and was used up north. All blue paint job with an executive 5 seat configuration.
Hi Bob I flew CF-TAE for Bradley Air Service in the Arctic on the Polar Continental Shelf Program in the early 70's. With points including Point Barrow Alaska most Western DEW line sites, Resolute, Eureka, Alert and points in between. It operated for years in the arctic incident free , if that aircraft could only talk it would be something. It only came to it's end when Air 500 wrote it off in southern Ontario.
Amazing production values!!! I don't even have to take off my shoes to count the very few videographers who do a superb sound job, AND don't spoil it w/ music, voiceovers, _breathing,_ and / or comments in the middle. A _perfect_ soundtrack. I know you had no choice about location and lighting, it was only coincidence that they were so perfect -- but you set up your shot so well that we could even occasionally see little flames and puffs of smoke coming out of the nearside exhaust stacks as it warmed up. Just fantastic video and aural documentation of the unique Beech 18 sound. You, sir, have done a great service to the old aviators still in this world! That type - complete w/ heavy Hartzell 3-blade props - was my first ever airplane ride. I've _never_ gotten over it. THANK YOU!! (liked and subscribed)
My son is special needs and he really likes antique airplanes ✈🛩🛫🛬 like that one. He says that the Beechcraft model 18 looks very similar in design to the Lockheed Electra and Ventura.
VMC My two Volpars were N187R and N279AG. And that is from memory. All my flying in the Beeches was private with friends and family. In N187R I had a critical engine departure failure. Did the drill and # 2 took us back to the airport. I blew a brand new left main on T/O and got it stopped on the center line. The last incident occurred at Imperial where I landed without a nose wheel. I managed to land on the center line without damage to the aircraft. I only ground down the axel. No charters, no freight.. However I must confess, I force fed my kids more rice and beans than they wanted. Recently I wrote a short story about losing the nose wheel. “Ice and Tears” If you are interested in a copy, provide contact Information.
I can't believe I found this video. I purchased this airplane (N210Q) from the Sollit Construction company in 1971 for Coachmen Industries for whom I was the Chief Pilot nd flew it for around 1000 hours over 2 years before trading it for a Beechcraft B-90 King Air. Based in Elkhart Indiana. Great airplane, very reliable and fun to fly. Would love to see it again sometime.
Nice video took about three minutes before all the cylinders came to life. I flew in fi-fi several years ago and it was the same deal. I had the radio operators seat and during the warmup period the BC-348 receiver was moving about an inch vertically on her shock mounts. That ride was the best 1200 bucks I ever spent. The CAF has a couple of D-18s, maybe sometime I can get a ride on one.
nicely done and done correctly; he didn't pop the tail up early like most do but kept it down helping his steering down the runway she just lifts off...
I flew as a assenger in the co-pilot seat in Beech 18, serial number 065, in and out of Chetwynd, Mackenzie and Ft St. John to destination Robb Lake exploration camp in the late 1970s. UNFORGETABLE AIRCRAFT AND PILOT .
Used to fly one of these back in the late 60s! Great bird! Only aircraft I ever had to shut an engine down in flight! Oil cooler on the right engine ruptured and dumped the oil. Caught it in time to save the engine! A few months later another pilot destroyed it and himself overshooting an icy runway at Cheyenne, WY.
Beautiful E18S. As a seasoned scale-modeler, I wondered if ANYONE has a color guide for that Twin Beech used in the 1963 movie "It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World"?
@@VMCAviationVideos Flying over the Appalachians at night low altitude in the rain with the windshield leaking wearing rain gear and in the winter keeping the alcohol tank filled up to prevent the prop from icing up at 19 years old by myself having big dreams, but not much sense just in order to build time.
It's been 45 years since I last flew the B-18! The fellow that checked me out in the type had over 5,000 hours in the B-18. He impressed on me there are 2 kinds of B-18 pilots! Those that have ground looped, and those that haven't, YET! About a week after he checked me out he ground looped at Denver Stapleton. I am in the latter group, probably because I only acquired a couple of hundred hours in it. Came close a couple of times. The one in this video is the Super-18 version. Had a taller cabin and upgraded turbo charged engines with 3 bladed props. Can't remember the SHP . To this day the Beech 18 is the only aircraft I ever had to shut an engine down in flight. Oil cooler ruptured and lost the oil out of the right engine. Saved the engine because I caught the fluctuating oil pressure in time, and noticed the oil quantity decreasing.
Hey-I accumulated nearly a 1000 hours in several different versions of the B-18(mostly G & H models)(one of my all time favorite airplanes because that is what it is, a real airplane)-all had Pratt and Whitney R985, 450hp-managed to not ground loop one but I also had about a 1000 hrs. in 450 Stearmans without a groundloop before mounting the 18-so figure I'm a very lucky aviator-no longer fly unfortunantly and terribly miss the beautiful sound(chug chug) and smell of those round engines and all the taildragger airplanes-Thank You so much for sharing this video really warms my heart and elevates the pulse just a tad- Bob
@@desperado32 You and I are so fortunate to have learned originally in taildraggers! My first lessons and solo flight was a taildragger. Have cringed watching those that started out in tricycle gear try to learn that tailwheel! Not pretty!
Got 75 hours in a twin Beech watch one ground Loop in front of us sitting in my king air it was funny, the pilot of the twinbow I was so embarrassed, and he was a good friend of my captain so they commiserated over the scraping of the wing tip over over some good scotch in the plane then my captain poured him into bed at his home he was in no condition to drive. It was quite a sight unfortunately it was locked up skin but the tower eventually had to own up to it all
Great video! New subscriber! Much support to your awesome channel 😎! Great catch of this Beech 18. Cape May Airport had Airfest today and the rest of this weekend and we just got a beech 18. Those are some great sounding engines. Can’t wait for ours to takeoff! Thank for sharing 👍😍
This pilot seems to know exactly the right idle settings and mixture settings work with those particular engines for startup/warmup, and hes obviously in no hurry to rush the startup/wramup and pre-flight process. At least in my layman opinion. : ) Doesnt appear he came anywhere close to full throttle application for takeoff either. Im guessing that probably all of this is good for extended engine life.
Why do radial engines seem to be slow to fire up and run even?They quite often sound like a bag of spanner’s,on the other hand once they decide to run properly they sound and look great.
"YOU ARE JUST JEALOUS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BUY A CIRRUS!! Noooooo.... I can't buy a D-17S, or a B-18. Notice the reply below how the pilot caught a fluctuating oil px indication. That's right next to the "a little hot" light. Reliance on 'plastic plane' glass technology does have it's benefits. But it adds to complacency.
A Great Aviation Video Of A Classic With No Crappy Music Or Some Idiot Blabbering Away. The Operating Costs Are Exorbitant But You Have Something With Historical Provenance!
My God man, open the throttles!!! You need to be at 1000 rpm minimum to get the generators on line and to make the engine idle correctly. I flew the E18S for 3,000 hours back in the 1970s and was an instructor and check airman for a commuter airline. In this capacity, I flew scheduled passengers and mail at night in the Beech 18. We would never have let our engine idle below 1000 rpm like this idiot is doing. Man....
@@VMCAviationVideos Thanks for your comment. I don't want so sound arrogant, but today's pilots just don't have the skills or knowledge my generation did.
Yeah...m'y Uncle had this type out if Vernon, B.C. just up the road. What a beast! RCAF also employed this model for twin training and transport. Don't know the specs however a very broad capacity potential.
I always thought the Beech 18 looked a little bit like a "baby Goonie Bird" (DC-3). For a few years thirty years or so ago, I had a fantasy of owning one and naming it "Boxite Belle" (a pun on Bauxite, the ore from which Aluminum is derived), and flying cargo with it. Never had the money, though, so...
Get those cowl flaps open and don't forget to lock the tail wheel. Push forward on the yoke and keep that nose down until we reach take off speed..........good!
Except for the 3 blade props and lack of smoke on startup. The airplane must have been flown recently. I've only seen 3-blade props on the nose wheel conversions. Which are, to me, an abomination.
That sound track is WAY SO OFF! Is clear there running them up after starting , but done says, JUST PLAIN IDOL! Nice video, but you can't fool EVERYBODY with that sound.
@@VMCAviationVideos Millard Air Services out of Toronto back in the mid sixties. All I remember was when Dad "went to work", he was gone for at least a couple of weeks at a time.
Naw, those are elderly engines (even the cores used as basis for overhaul are elderly), nobody's making new ones, they're rare and worth whatever time it takes to give them a nice easy warm-up. Once they're gone, they're _gone!_ Just relax and enjoy the occasional flames coming out the nearside exhaust stacks as it gradually gets up to speed.
@@BeechComer BeechComer, you are correct about both points. About 1970-1974 I worked as a loader for an aerial applicator that flew Thrush Commanders that had P&W R1340 engines. On cold, 20 degree F days he would crank the engine and allow the engine to warm maybe 15 or 20 minutes at a low speed. Then he would move to a faster speed. I asked him "why do you do that?" He said the oil has to warm up. He would keep duct tape over about 1/2 the oil cooler on cold days. He had to buy a rebuilt R1340 and complained about the cost was $14,000 back then. My 1973 Challenger 340 Ralley cost $4,500 for auto reference.
On July 29, 2022. 45 GPH is ~ $335 / hour. For 100LL. Ridiculous. Long distance travel is prohibitive. Unless you were a founder of Apple , Microsoft or some other vapor/software company that cashed in years ago. Unfortunately, they seem to prefer those low emissions high-bypass engined Gulfstreams. A couple of times around the patch to stay current and keep the airplane limber is all I could afford. What a shame since more water is produced than CO2 burning gasoline. And water is a much larger % of greenhouse gases. Please look it up before you yell at me. I recommend Burt Rutan's Forbes Magazine analysis from 9-9-2012. Then go from there.
Thank you!
I got my multi engine rating in 1970 in a Beech 18. I loved the airplane and owned two Beech Volpars during the 1970’s. I logged 1100 + hours flying my family and friends all over America and Baja Mexico. It was great, my wife and daughters could take along all their STUFF and plenty of room to bring more STUFF home.😂 I had a critical engine departure failure with full tanks and five on board. I did the drill and with no effort #2 took us back to the airport. Cross country trips were comfortable, it was like getting settled into an old Cadillac for a Sunday drive. As I sit in my old rocking chair, I can close my eyes and relive those happy times in the Beech 18’s
Wow, you owned two Beech Volpars just for private use or did you fly freight with them?
Thanks so much for letting us hear her warm up. Gotta love the round engine sound!
Yes, but how many RPM to warm up ? Seems low...
@@SPXNO With a radial engine, the lower the RPM at start, the better.
I used to instruct on Beech 18's (and other radial engine aircraft)
@@acboyd666 Ok, thks, agree 👌
My first job as a commercial pilot - flying a Super G-18S out of Montreal to NYC, Toronto and other cities in the east. CF-TAE. 1967. This plane sounds great!
Was that for Bradley Air Service?
Hi. It was with a class 5 charter company operating out of Dorval called V.I.P. Flights - owned by Lionel Ladouceur. I believe the plane was sold to Bradly and was used up north. All blue paint job with an executive 5 seat configuration.
Hi Bob I flew CF-TAE for Bradley Air Service in the Arctic on the Polar Continental Shelf Program in the early 70's. With points including Point Barrow Alaska most Western DEW line sites, Resolute, Eureka, Alert and points in between. It operated for years in the arctic incident free , if that aircraft could only talk it would be something. It only came to it's end when Air 500 wrote it off in southern Ontario.
Ever fly into KPHL??
The quality of the video/sound was perfect IMHO. A great tribute to the classic Twin Beech. Kudos!
Thanks!
Amazing production values!!! I don't even have to take off my shoes to count the very few videographers who do a superb sound job, AND don't spoil it w/ music, voiceovers, _breathing,_ and / or comments in the middle. A _perfect_ soundtrack. I know you had no choice about location and lighting, it was only coincidence that they were so perfect -- but you set up your shot so well that we could even occasionally see little flames and puffs of smoke coming out of the nearside exhaust stacks as it warmed up. Just fantastic video and aural documentation of the unique Beech 18 sound.
You, sir, have done a great service to the old aviators still in this world! That type - complete w/ heavy Hartzell 3-blade props - was my first ever airplane ride. I've _never_ gotten over it. THANK YOU!! (liked and subscribed)
Must agree with you entirely!
My son is special needs and he really likes antique airplanes ✈🛩🛫🛬 like that one. He says that the Beechcraft model 18 looks very similar in design to the Lockheed Electra and Ventura.
VMC
My two Volpars were N187R and N279AG.
And that is from memory. All my flying in the Beeches was private with friends and family.
In N187R I had a critical engine departure failure. Did the drill and # 2 took us back to the airport. I blew a brand new left main on T/O and got it stopped on the center line. The last incident occurred at Imperial where I landed without a nose wheel. I managed to land on the center line without damage to the aircraft. I only ground down the axel.
No charters, no freight..
However I must confess, I force fed my kids more rice and beans than they wanted.
Recently I wrote a short story about losing the nose wheel. “Ice and Tears”
If you are interested in a copy, provide contact
Information.
I can ALWAYS tell when a Beech 18 is flying overhead. Gawd what a great sound
Brings back memories of flying on an Air New England Beech 18 from Hyannis to Boston in 1971.
I can't believe I found this video. I purchased this airplane (N210Q) from the Sollit Construction company in 1971 for Coachmen Industries for whom I was the Chief Pilot nd flew it for around 1000 hours over 2 years before trading it for a Beechcraft B-90 King Air. Based in Elkhart Indiana. Great airplane, very reliable and fun to fly. Would love to see it again sometime.
1000 hours in 2 years seems to be a lot
Cool memories to have, and quite a thing to have found "your" very machine! A lot of camper R/V outfits in Elkhart, if I'm not mistaken.
Man, those 985’s sound wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
I love the sound of those engines too, Thanks for watching!
Love these aircraft, grew up the son of a pilot and flew many many trips in the ole 18 as well as various aircraft thru the yrs. Miss my father.
I would love to ride in a Beech 18 or to be at the controls. Just not to many around anymore 😕
Keaen to fly..... its not to late.
Only a PA-12 for me but I hear ya on the missing my recently departed "flying octogenarian" father
@@VMCAviationVideos hey if you have about $250k US, you can get one 😅 a bit out of my budget, haha.
Love the non-commentary so you get that HEALTHY sound. Great video!
The sound of those R985’s bring back so many memories
Nothing like the sound of a vintage plane or car! NICE!
Does that say pretty poison?
As a former skydiver, I jumped out of a few of these . Love the sound of 450 Pratt and Whitney engines.
You did an amazing job of sticking with the natural sounds! That sputter turning into a delicious hum took some time, but well worth the wait!
Thank You, and Thanks for watching the video!
Gotta let the oil temp come up
Nice video took about three minutes before all the cylinders came to life. I flew in fi-fi several years ago and it was the same deal. I had the radio operators seat and during the warmup period the BC-348 receiver was moving about an inch vertically on her shock mounts. That ride was the best 1200 bucks I ever spent. The CAF has a couple of D-18s, maybe sometime I can get a ride on one.
I have flown on the B25 and B17 before, but wow, flying on Fi Fi beats all of that.
nicely done and done correctly; he didn't pop the tail up early like most do but kept it down helping his steering down the runway she just lifts off...
Rudder authority
I flew as a assenger in the co-pilot seat in Beech 18, serial number 065, in and out of Chetwynd, Mackenzie and Ft St. John to destination Robb Lake exploration camp in the late 1970s. UNFORGETABLE AIRCRAFT AND PILOT .
Awesome, I have never flown on a Beech 18.
Used to fly one of these back in the late 60s! Great bird! Only aircraft I ever had to shut an engine down in flight! Oil cooler on the right engine ruptured and dumped the oil. Caught it in time to save the engine! A few months later another pilot destroyed it and himself overshooting an icy runway at Cheyenne, WY.
I loved flying the Beech 18
Flew in a beat up on in the 70's. Wonderful experience. Amazing some are still flying today.
B-18's used to fly in and out of Norflok Intl' back in the early 80's carrying freight. A joy to watch and listen to.
Love that radial startup.....so good....makes me want to find an 18 or a C45!
Not sure if I like it more than a 426 hemi idling - but maybe.
@@siglavikingkearns8108 Well...........you are listening to a R985 Hemi.
Most, if not all, radials are hemispherical combustion chamber design. 🇺🇸🌝
@@wms1650 I did not know that. Thanks.
Can't beat the "round sound"
Outstanding Sound, what a concert, many thanks !!!!
What I like...engines lope rattle and when rattling stops engines at temp for t/ off...
Beautiful E18S. As a seasoned scale-modeler, I wondered if ANYONE has a color guide for that Twin Beech used in the 1963 movie "It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World"?
Flew mail in one of those in the early 70's between PHL and CMH at night. Some real white knuckle flying
Well, I'm glad you survived the white knuckle flying.
@@VMCAviationVideos in a D
@@VMCAviationVideos Flying over the Appalachians at night low altitude in the rain with the windshield leaking wearing rain gear and in the winter keeping the alcohol tank filled up to prevent the prop from icing up at 19 years old by myself having big dreams, but not much sense just in order to build time.
@@Kenny-en7wb Haha, we all were young once and made not the greatest decisions back then.
It's been 45 years since I last flew the B-18! The fellow that checked me out in the type had over 5,000 hours in the B-18. He impressed on me there are 2 kinds of B-18 pilots! Those that have ground looped, and those that haven't, YET! About a week after he checked me out he ground looped at Denver Stapleton. I am in the latter group, probably because I only acquired a couple of hundred hours in it. Came close a couple of times. The one in this video is the Super-18 version. Had a taller cabin and upgraded turbo charged engines with 3 bladed props. Can't remember the SHP . To this day the Beech 18 is the only aircraft I ever had to shut an engine down in flight. Oil cooler ruptured and lost the oil out of the right engine. Saved the engine because I caught the fluctuating oil pressure in time, and noticed the oil quantity decreasing.
Hey-I accumulated nearly a 1000 hours in several different versions of the B-18(mostly G & H models)(one of my all time favorite airplanes because that is what it is, a real airplane)-all had Pratt and Whitney R985, 450hp-managed to not ground loop one but I also had about a 1000 hrs. in 450 Stearmans without a groundloop before mounting the 18-so figure I'm a very lucky aviator-no longer fly unfortunantly and terribly miss the beautiful sound(chug chug) and smell of those round engines and all the taildragger airplanes-Thank You so much for sharing this video really warms my heart and elevates the pulse just a tad- Bob
@@desperado32 You and I are so fortunate to have learned originally in taildraggers! My first lessons and solo flight was a taildragger. Have cringed watching those that started out in tricycle gear try to learn that tailwheel! Not pretty!
Never heard of a turbo R985 where did you get that?
@@raymondlaper8829
R985 ist Turbocharged 😉
Got 75 hours in a twin Beech watch one ground Loop in front of us sitting in my king air it was funny, the pilot of the twinbow I was so embarrassed, and he was a good friend of my captain so they commiserated over the scraping of the wing tip over over some good scotch in the plane then my captain poured him into bed at his home he was in no condition to drive. It was quite a sight unfortunately it was locked up skin but the tower eventually had to own up to it all
That's yer basic sky pickup, there. No frills, got a job to do, get'err done. Thanks for putting this up.
Thanks for watching the video Bill!
Beautiful video!!!
still one of my all-time favorite aircraft - classic !
I can sleep to that music.
Great video! New subscriber! Much support to your awesome channel 😎! Great catch of this Beech 18. Cape May Airport had Airfest today and the rest of this weekend and we just got a beech 18. Those are some great sounding engines. Can’t wait for ours to takeoff! Thank for sharing 👍😍
Best cold start ever!
Thanks!
Gotta love that 'whale tail' elevator. Engines on low RPM sound like someone emptied a gallon can of 3/8 ball bearings down a steel staircase.
That toy ride and fly like a feather, nice going after all those years, back then when long lasting quality was a most.
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Always remember these as the C-45 Expeditor as they were named in the Canadian military.
This pilot seems to know exactly the right idle settings and mixture settings work with those particular engines for startup/warmup, and hes obviously in no hurry to rush the startup/wramup and pre-flight process. At least in my layman opinion. : ) Doesnt appear he came anywhere close to full throttle application for takeoff either. Im guessing that probably all of this is good for extended engine life.
Why do radial engines seem to be slow to fire up and run even?They quite often sound like a bag of spanner’s,on the other hand once they decide to run properly they sound and look great.
"YOU ARE JUST JEALOUS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BUY A CIRRUS!!
Noooooo.... I can't buy a D-17S, or a B-18. Notice the reply below how the pilot caught a fluctuating oil px indication. That's right next to the "a little hot" light.
Reliance on 'plastic plane' glass technology does have it's benefits. But it adds to complacency.
Other than a 421c, baron 38, aerostar, and a clean restored 18, etc., a cirrus is not impressive at all.....to me. You just cant beat the nostalgia.
What a grand old lady. Two eargasms on that warm up. Nothing quite like the sound of round. R985's or 1320's?
recall flying in the expediter to Chilliwack for my Air Cadet flying training course..1958
Nice
Even when the engines are running , they sound ike the're about to quit lol! It took me a few seconds to realize thats just a slow idle.
Yeah..lol...the cylinders are voting to run or not, check out a R2800 just starting...it's awesome music.
Cool take off. And Awesome video !Thank you for your time in making this video for us in you tube land. 😊👍👍👍
Thanks, and Thanks for watching the video!
@@VMCAviationVideos Keep them coming please !😊👍👍👍
What a warm radial sound💙❤
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last time i flew a b18 was 1969 at flint air hauling auto freight. Edward ham
I think the Beech 18's were very popular for moving auto freight around back in the days.
Hate to lose one after take off !!! But, guys have done it.
My father used to fly it fifty years back I used to be six years old then he would call it the baby Dacota.
Ese jet trimotor que se ve al despegar el avión que modelo es?
It is a Falcon Jet, but I'm not sure what model.
For a mechanic, the engine sounds as a concert.
Why?
Great video. Liked
Well, thank YOU for posting!
I can see several upgrades have been done on that lovely D-18. Walter and Olivia would be very proud! =PC=
Smaller version of DC-3 Dakota with two tail fins.
VMC
I owned these Volpars at different times
congratulations, really turning propellers, for a change. Great!
That sound!!!
A Great Aviation Video Of A Classic With No Crappy Music Or Some Idiot Blabbering Away. The Operating Costs Are Exorbitant But You Have Something With Historical Provenance!
Thanks for watching the video!
Hartzell, smart man! I owned four, D, E, H & C-45. The D. & E. were favorites. Emery Air Freight. Mid 70s to 80s.
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Gotta love radial engines
Always
Yes in my Nick of the woods Jimmy Miller was K ing of the beach 18.and a nice guy.I still miss him.and Robert went on to fly 4 elves p.
I believe I saw this beautiful airplane in Sow Low Az?
The only thing that sounds better than a radial, is two radials
Haha, sooo true
Nice! I’ve seen a Beech 18-it was the twin variant.
Muchas gracias no conocía esta aeronave excelente desde colonbia Carlos r
MUSIC AND BUITY.
THE BEACH 18 HAS IT ALL.
What could happen to an old fashioned?
Tall fuselage version
My God man, open the throttles!!! You need to be at 1000 rpm minimum to get the generators on line and to make the engine idle correctly. I flew the E18S for 3,000 hours back in the 1970s and was an instructor and check airman for a commuter airline. In this capacity, I flew scheduled passengers and mail at night in the Beech 18. We would never have let our engine idle below 1000 rpm like this idiot is doing. Man....
Good to know👍
@@VMCAviationVideos Thanks for your comment. I don't want so sound arrogant, but today's pilots just don't have the skills or knowledge my generation did.
Love it... He burned more fuel in this video than I do in my O-360 powered RV-7 in an hour. Ha ha.
40 gallons per hour @ 160 MPH
I think it's a self starter operated engine Aeroplane if I am not wrong
I don't think so
Are they pratt and whitney rotary pistons
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Yeah...m'y Uncle had this type out if Vernon, B.C. just up the road. What a beast! RCAF also employed this model for twin training and transport. Don't know the specs however a very broad capacity potential.
I would love to have a Beech 18 still based in the Okanagan
X los conos del motor parese k tiene motores nuevo este es uno de mis aviones preferido.
How long does it take to warm up all cylinders?
All of it
Don't know
Did anyone else out there ever fly these things for Wyman Pilot Services out of PTK?
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I always thought the Beech 18 looked a little bit like a "baby Goonie Bird" (DC-3).
For a few years thirty years or so ago, I had a fantasy of owning one and naming it "Boxite Belle" (a pun on Bauxite, the ore from which Aluminum is derived), and flying cargo with it.
Never had the money, though, so...
Get those cowl flaps open and don't forget to lock the tail wheel. Push forward on the yoke and keep that nose down until we reach take off speed..........good!
Except for the 3 blade props and lack of smoke on startup. The airplane must have been flown recently.
I've only seen 3-blade props on the nose wheel conversions. Which are, to me, an abomination.
Beautiful
Thank you! Cheers!
Muy Bonito avión saludos y Gracias 👍✈
Thanks!
The sound and vision don’t match on startup when the left starts.
VH-FID & VH-FIE
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😢 so awesome...getting emotional....and a little turned on.....
That sound track is WAY SO OFF!
Is clear there running them up after starting , but done says, JUST PLAIN IDOL!
Nice video, but you can't fool EVERYBODY with that sound.
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Un gran avión, seguro confiable, excelente.👍👍 así se enciende y calienta un motor, lento.
Dad used to fly these from Toronto to Yellowknife.
Long flight in a Beech 18
@@VMCAviationVideos Millard Air Services out of Toronto back in the mid sixties. All I remember was when Dad "went to work", he was gone for at least a couple of weeks at a time.
Sounds like a Dhc-2
Smooth......like 2 miles of bad road.
"Pretty Poison" 😎 She sure is!
anyone notice you dont hear the difference from one engine to two??
They sound the same to me.
One sounds great it has a nice hum. One sounds like it's really sick, it sounded better while it was taxing away
How sweeeeeet the sound of those twin radials.
for sure is
What's taking so long? Can he not figure out how to take the brakes off?
Haha, maybe so
Naw, those are elderly engines (even the cores used as basis for overhaul are elderly), nobody's making new ones, they're rare and worth whatever time it takes to give them a nice easy warm-up. Once they're gone, they're _gone!_
Just relax and enjoy the occasional flames coming out the nearside exhaust stacks as it gradually gets up to speed.
@@BeechComer BeechComer, you are correct about both points.
About 1970-1974 I worked as a loader for an aerial applicator that flew Thrush Commanders that had P&W R1340 engines.
On cold, 20 degree F days he would crank the engine and allow the engine to warm maybe 15 or 20 minutes at a low speed.
Then he would move to a faster speed.
I asked him "why do you do that?"
He said the oil has to warm up.
He would keep duct tape over about 1/2 the oil cooler on cold days.
He had to buy a rebuilt R1340 and complained about the cost was $14,000 back then.
My 1973 Challenger 340 Ralley cost $4,500 for auto reference.
Not even a run up ??
merci
different engine?
P&W R-985 with short stacks.
On July 29, 2022. 45 GPH is ~ $335 / hour. For 100LL. Ridiculous. Long distance travel is prohibitive. Unless you were a founder of Apple , Microsoft or some other vapor/software company that cashed in years ago.
Unfortunately, they seem to prefer those low emissions high-bypass engined Gulfstreams.
A couple of times around the patch to stay current and keep the airplane limber is all I could afford. What a shame since more water is produced than CO2 burning gasoline. And water is a much larger % of greenhouse gases.
Please look it up before you yell at me. I recommend Burt Rutan's Forbes Magazine analysis from 9-9-2012.
Then go from there.
Nice
Thanks!