Pic: I love the smell of kerosene

[Big Dave]

....in the mornings.

Slightly manipulated (mainly levels) image from this AM. Feature for Heavy Duty.

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[husaberg]

Wouldn't it be avgas?

[Big Dave]

Wouldn't it be avgas?

The smoke has a kero aroma. I think it's a mix of some sort.

[husaberg]

oh i never actually wondered how they do the smoke. What is the Plane it looks radial?

[Big Dave]

A Russian Yak.

[Tazz]

Wouldn't it be avgas?

Awesome pic! What sort of speed was he doing?

[Big Dave]

Or KerosEne :p

Awesome pic! What sort of speed was he doing?

No idea - other than it went past ferkin' quick.

[ellipsis]

A Russian Yak.


...The Yank Yak looks good too...

[Big Dave]

This fast:

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[Stylo]

The smoke has a kero aroma. I think it's a mix of some sort.


The first vid seems to have been deleted so I haven't seen it. If the old 'Yak' in the second vid is the same plane ( Yak-3 ?) it'll be a big piston V12 or radial running at low revs and low compression on 'petrol' or Avgas . Bit hard to catch much detail.

If it's the smoke that smells like Kero , you might be right, I love it too :-)

[BMWST?]

They inject oil into the exhausts to get the smoke dont they

[husaberg]

They inject oil into the exhausts to get the smoke dont they

mineral oil, Like baby oil Paraffin or mixtures that mainly are close to, or are Kerosene and diesel. (I googled it last night)

[nadroj]

Yak 52......

[Big Dave]

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[Stylo]

Big radials always sound good , even when they're starting up ...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XcI1RCXXJU

[Tazz]

This fast:


Oh. Nothing impressive compared to my CBR really......not haha.

Got to say that model of Yak looks a bit rank with its gear down. Makes me think of a Cessna :o Cool enough when it's up though

[husaberg]

Oh. Nothing impressive compared to my CBR really......not haha.

Got to say that model of Yak looks a bit rank with its gear down. Makes me think of a Cessna :o Cool enough when it's up though

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