CONNIE WARMS UP FOR WINGS Our Super Constellation is the worlds only flying example. Today at HARS we exercised all her engines in preparations for her flying at the WINGS Air Show next weekend, Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th November, 2021. | HARS Aviation Museum - Albion Park

Not quite Neptune sized but still powerful are the two Wright R-1820-82WA engines that power our airworthy Grumman S-2G Tracker. Each engine makes 1525hp with about 30 litres of displacement and has nine cylinders. The 1820 is the same basic engine that powered aircraft like the B-17, Grumman Wildcat and other period WW2 aircraft and over 47,000 units were built - however the later versions used on the Tracker make a lot more power. | HARS Aviation Museum - Albion Park

We have the honour of being the only museum to be allowed by the US to operate a P-3 Orion in a museum. A video of a recent flight we did. A few points that always surface - - yes, the engines ARE upside down. They were developed for the C-130 and used on the Orion. - The round blade tips v the square tips on the C-130. It is because of the altitude / TAS that the aircraft operates in. - The seemingly wierd behaviour of the propellers during start is a result of the way digital cameras record th