Yesterday the on a cross-country ferry flight to Virginia where its restoration will continue. What we didn’t hear was the incredible sound of this historic Lockheed Constellation’s four 18 cylinder screaming like banshees as the aircraft took to the air.

Turn up the volume to fully enjoy :

from earlier on in the historic aircraft’s takeoff run:

And , amazing how smooth those engines actually sound at low power:

Here is an engine test from many months ago of Columbine II’s antique engines that is far less glamorous:

Amazing.