"Jets are for kids."

[DustinD]

This link goes into the development of the R-2800 engine. Dealing with harmonic vibration was the toughest part of the engine's development.   http://www.enginehistory.org/NoShortDays/Development%20of%20the%20R-2800%20Crankshaft.pdf

http://www.enginehistory.org/r-4360.htm  Some history of the R-4360

http://www.enginehistory.org/  This whole website has tons of interesting information on the development of many types of engines and related parts. Including rocket, jet, and piston engines, propellers, and super chargers.

http://www.enginehistory.org/P&W/p&w_j58.htm   Another example of what you can find on that website, the last run of a J-58 engine. The whole afterburner section glows bright yellow.

http://www.pilotfriend.com/aero_engines/aero_aircooled.htm  Lots of good information about engine and engine component development.

[Tallpine]

The amount of just plain ridiculously stupid stuff done on a daily basis would blow your mind.

Yeah, I am seeing it everyday 

It's software, but the same difference.

Why would the requirements and the source code need to have any relevance to each other?    

[birdman]

Oooh!  J58!  The chemistry guy on a project I was working at rocket dyne did the fuel for that...he said they would show him the engine...but not the plane at the time, talk about cool!

[lee n. field]

I've seen some four cyl horizontal aircraft engines that look like they're pretty much in line. Like this Lycoming. http://www.verticalavionics.com/images/product/engine_series_320_4.jpg

Put that in your classic rear engine Beetle.

Also, the sound will most likely clear out the cat, your wife and any other extemporaneous people not accustomed to military sounds and the glorious roar of a Pratt & Whitney "round" engine.

When I told my wife what the video was, she said "Cool!".