Waking up the Beast…listen as the big Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone engine on the CAF SB2C Helldiver comes to life with a radial engine growl! #helldiver #WWII #warbird #navy #sound #Wow #beauty | Ryan Tykosh Photography

A jaw-dropping display from Frédéric Akary’s legendary Hawker Sea Fury FB.11, showing just how brutal and beautiful this post-war piston fighter really is. Originally a Royal Navy design, this example takes things even further thanks to its Wright R-3350 Cyclone engine conversion, delivering thunderous power and an unmistakable radial growl as it tears past in low, high-energy passes. Agile, aggressive and hugely charismatic, the Sea Fury remains one of the finest prop-driven fighters ever built

With 18 cylinders displacing nearly 55 litres, the Wright R-3350 is one of the largest radial engines still being flown in Australia - powering both the HARS Neptunes and Lockheed Super Constellation. Seen here is an engine start taken aboard Lockheed P-2V-7 Neptune 566. HARS is lucky to have the last flying Neptune in the world thanks to our volunteers and sponsors. | HARS Aviation Museum - Albion Park