And the exhaust must smell like fine perfume

The the R3350 was built by Wright not P&W old Air Force engine mechanic

@@fallin5427 Why do you find it necessary to go online and correct grammar in the youtube comments? Does it make you feel more intelligent? Fuck's sake.

Power Recovery Turbines ‘PRT’ ... 03 on each engine

@@fallin5427 You want someone to edit their comment over a year after they made it to change “the” with “a”? How sad is your life?

@@JohnSmith-be5py first off, I didn’t really care then, I don’t really care now, I don’t care about your opinion, and I made that comment three-fourths of a year ago my self, and now I’m going to correct you by saying that at this point their comment is over 2 years ago. The fact that you took the time to actually care about what I said, and then say “how sad is your life” makes it sound like you have pretty sad life. Edit: corrected “there” to “their”

Thank you so much Stuart. Really appreciate the kind feedback. When Ryan finally gets the chance, I am sure it is one he will never forget. Such an incredible aircraft and definitely worth the money to maintain her airworthy status!

Engineering at its best for sure! Thank you for the terrific comment! And yes, to our knowledge, they are the only two flying :D

@@ymmlspottingteam so sad that there are only 2 flying...

@@ymmlspottingteam Is that one previously owned by John Travolta still flying?

The reddish flames are when the mixture is at full-rich, for takeoff and climb. In cruise the mixture is leaned back at higher and cooler altitudes, and in less dense air. :Leaning the mixture also helps conserve fuel, and over-fouling the engine.

Thank you so very much for this incredibly touching comment. It's a pleasure reading stories such as this; very humbling indeed. It's our goal to be able to use our footage to be able to allow viewers to draw on memories and we always love to hear them.

@@ymmlspottingteam I am Stuart John Garfath, (twinstu50), - Ryan's GrandPa. Gentlemen, I'm 'working on it. Ryan is a curious nine and a bit year old boy, but he absolutely trusts his GrandPa in everything we do, because I truly, and with complete honesty tell him, 'When you're with GrandPa, I will never let anything hurt you', 'cause if I do, your Mum would be very angry with me'. He trusts me without hesitation. Therefore, without notice, arrangement or identification, I will introduce my Grandson, Ryan Paul Garfath, to 'GrandPa's first Aeroplane', Constellation. To walk up those steep steps (once again), hanging onto the too high handrail, (as I did), with his right hand, then stopping at the top, he will be in front of me, as I was with my Uncle way back then. I'll not say a word, just let him look,..... into the hushed inside, right and left and all around. Unknown. Wonder. The most quiet sound. Smell. Feel. Touch. Walking down the aisle running my (His), right hand over the armrests as I (He), passed, touching the cloth seats, looking out of the windows, looking every which way, hanging onto Grandpa's (Uncle's) hand, and so much more. My memories flood back, and I am smiling as I type, oddly, the word Love comes to me as I remember that day back in 1957, for Uncle and my first aeroplane, Constellation. Uncle was a nice person, but every time I think of, and so rarely hear or see a Connie, I smile and remember that day, because that day made my life, my future Wife's, our two Sons, and quite a few others, in every way positive. because Uncle walked me up those port rear stairs.

It was absolutely breathtaking to experience! Glad you enjoyed it Bruno!

Thats very true!! Thanks for watching!!

How many b29's had to blow up for them to get it there?

@@fishis14: None, although a few B-29s did crash on takeoff due to engine failure. While the Wright R-3350 was used in the B-29, it wasn't a turbo-compound like the Connie's engines.

@@SuperOldandSlow More Airmen were killed by flying that airplane than they were shot down.

That's for real men !!!!

Huge thank you Yannis! The engine flames are an experience to behold - glad we could share this experience with you!

You are great guys.

Thank you very much! The flames are incredible! As you said, you can see them in broad daylight so to be given the opportunity to watch her in some incredible dusk lighting was a huge blessing!

Dad did the same with our family, but instead it was to watch the single 707 come in and later leave. We were good customers at the airport restaurant!

And how quickly things have evolved. Quite an incredible industry.

Thank you for the incredible comment Elliot!

Thank you so much Matt! It is a huge favourite amongst us all :D

yes!

It's a shame but the reality of KZfaq. Thanks a lot for your super kind comment :D

and the rest. I asked myself, why do they not like', then it dawned on me, they are trolls.

pOlLuTiOn

Thank you very much mate! Glad you enjoyed the show

Thanks a lot mate!! It's definitely an aircraft that will go down so beautifully in history!

I totally agree.

must have never heard a top fuel dragster if you need headphones for this

Absolutely Wayne!

My mom flew on one of these out of New York to some airport in Canada in 1963, she was about 9 , and said on the night flight the exhaust flame made a red and yellow glow inside the cabin.

In America we call it a turbo-compound or a compound turbo. It does not give better fuel economy. But it gives more shaft horsepower per gallon of fuel burned.

Thank you so much mate!! The flames were just incredible :D

@@ymmlspottingteam Esas llamas del escape son un poco peligrosas si hubiera una fuga de combustible explotaría.

Thank you so, so much mate!! Your kind words mean a lot :D Amazing that you got to see the Connie

You´re welcome. We were also able to take picture of our group in front of the Connie in the SR Technics hangar.

It certainly does!

Thanks for watching and commenting Chico, definitely our favourite time to be out shooting!

Thank you so much mate!! We are forever grateful of the kind words! The exhaust flames are incredible!

Thank you very much Paul! Glad you enjoyed it mate :D

I was with VW1 squadron on Guam and got to fly in these palnes what a treat that was

oops planes

Thanks Guillermo! We really, really appreciate the incredibly kind words of support! It's very rewarding to hear such beautiful comments like this :D

She is just outstanding! Thanks for watching Patrick

Thanks mate!! So glad you enjoyed it :D It's been a ripper weekend and this was by far a highlight - looking forward to plenty to come on your end

Thank you so much mate! Your kind words are really appreciated :D

Thank you so much Mylos!

It's amazing to see! Thanks for watching George!

Thank you very much! We are happy for you to feature the clip. Looking forward to seeing the results!

@@ymmlspottingteam Thank you!

It was a great upload, very informative.

wow!

And another video on your other channel now! well worth watching mentours stuff if anyone is reading this.

It is our pleasure! We really appreciate the kind words

Mate, your kind words fill us with endless joy. We are so appreciative of the support mate - thank you very much!!

Thanks mate!!

@@ymmlspottingteam what camera did you use?

Absolutely heart warming

Thanks a lot mate! We are so lucky it's not funny

Thanks Jan! Appreciate the kind words.

Without question, Alex!

Thank you very much Stefani! The lighting was outstanding - the display is always just on/after sunset at the Avalon Airshow!

My favorite engine !!!

Turbo-compound (and supercharged) actually, really the only aero engine ever mass-produced with this feature, everyone always wonders why there's three (seemingly random number) exhaust "pipes" on an 18 cylinder engine lol. That's just how many power recovery turbines each had. I would NOT want to work on one of those things.

The R-3350 is really an engineering masterpiece - very complicated too, no wonder that they needed a separate flight engineer in the cockpit. The 3350 is the displacement in cubic inches, or 55 liters, and each engine consumes something like 5 liters of lubricating oil per hour. But then again, up to 3700 HP is a LOT.

When was this Constellation of Qantas built?

1955.

Certainly a beautiful aircraft Greg, thanks for watching :)

Thank you so much mate!

Thanks a lot mate!! So glad you were able to experience the flame action for the first time!

Each engine has three turbochargers and they are flaming as long as the engine was running.

Not quite. Those are "power recovery turbines" not turbochargers. Each turbine recovers about 150HP from the exhaust stream at takeoff power. That mechanical power flows directly to the crankshaft via reduction gearing and a fluid coupling on each PRT. At takeoff power the engines are operated with mixture controls in auto-rich which means that there's enough partially burned fuel to re-ignite after the turbines. It re-ignites because the turbine blades and housings are cooled by ram air which is hot enough and has enough oxygen to ignite the rich exhaust gases as they pass through the turbines. The non-turbo-compound versions of this engine (Wright R-3350) don't have the lovely exhaust flames although the B-29 in which my dad flew did emit a bluish glow from the 8 turbocharger waste gates (yes that version had GE turbochargers, two per engine). The crews hated that glow, it made them easy for the MIGs to find at night over Korea.

Some kind of afterburner...

Very good explanation about these great Wright R3350 engines. I knew they were power recovery and not true turbos that compress air for intake but I just wanted to simplify it for our readers. Each of the three units is driven by super hot gas from the exhaust manifold and adds power by fluid drive to each engine adding extra power. GE turbochargers on the B29 were true turbochargers. Wright engineers had plenty of teething problems with this setup. R3350 was the only mass produced turbo compound manufactured. Once the problems were solved it was a great engine powering many kinds of aircraft.

Thanks very much for returning! It's an unbelievable sight!

No problem! it indeed is!

Thanks mate!

Absolutely stunning. Well done!

Thanks a lot mate! The A7S II coped very well!

It's an incredible aircraft to see in person! Thanks for watching!

@@ymmlspottingteam I agree

Thanks mate! We really appreciate it :D

What a sight indeed. Thank you for watching, Russell!

She sure is Mike!

Thank you very much for the very well said words Bill. The HARS team have no doubt given us a huge pleasure

Thanks a lot mate! It's a shame only 2 are operating in the world - would love to turn back the clock and have them in abundance for everyone to see and experience

Thank you very much mate! The flames were incredible!

Thanks a lot mate!

Thanks so much for the kind words mate! It was an awesome experience!

I was fortunate enough to take the yoke in the cramped cockpit when a Connie was on display in Malton. After a short time she was taken away for scrap. It really was a safe beautiful commercial aircraft ahead of it's time

You're not wrong Brandon! Thanks for watching!

Thank you very much Stuart!