It was early May, and I was dutifully tapping out bon mots on my Mac when an unusual sound drew my attention to the office window. Looking out, I quickly identified the source—about 2 mi. distant and maybe 1,500 ft. up were four Wright R1820 supercharged, air-cooled, nine-cylinder Cyclone radial...
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